The victims of victims were mostly lonely elderly people; almost all members of the criminal of the criminal group had previously been convicted, including for robberies. This was reported by was reported by UNN with reference to the National Police of Ukraine.
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Police detain criminal group in Odesa region for committing a series of robberies
According to the investigation, the victims were mostly lonely elderly people who received financial assistance from charitable foundations as persons who who had survived the persecution and persecution of the Nazis during World War II.
Two of the group's accomplices were collecting information on the wealth of citizens, including, according to according to police, was a former employee of a charitable foundation.
Having received information that the suspects were preparing to commit a robbery of an 85-year-old Odesa resident, the National Police conducted a special operation and detained the offenders in the apartment of the potential victim.
As it was revealed by the investigation, almost all members of the criminal group had previous convictions, including for theft and robbery.
The offenders face imprisonment for 15 years with confiscation of property, the agency said.