Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Russian drones attacked the energy and civilian infrastructure of Odesa. A hangar, an industrial building, a gas station, a car dealership, and other facilities were damaged, leaving about 1500 residents without power.

The prosecutor's office canceled the private enterprise's ownership rights to 158 square meters of the wing of the Tereshchenko estate through the court. Earlier, the main part of the estate with an area of 1134 square meters had already been returned to the city.

In a rehabilitation center in Mykolaiv region, cruel treatment of children has been discovered, including the restraint of infants with straps. Inadequate living conditions and lack of medical assistance have also been recorded in other children's institutions.

A 41-year-old man was killed and three wounded as a result of a Russian drone attack on Odesa district. A private house, a business, a sports facility and cars were damaged.

The Kyiv Prosecutor's Office filed a petition for compulsory educational measures against three teenagers aged 13-14. They beat their peer at a playground in the Obolon district.

A one-year-old boy's body was found in a freezer in an Odesa apartment after his parents failed to seek medical help. The Ombudsman accuses social services of inaction.

In 2024, 189 offenses related to animal cruelty were recorded in Ukraine, of which 46 cases were sent to court. Most cases were registered in Kyiv, Poltava and Dnipro regions.

On February 24, 2025, the occupiers carried out air strikes on settlements in the Donetsk region. As a result of the shelling of Fedorivka, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka, one person died and five were injured.

Prosecutors are investigating 57 criminal proceedings regarding crimes on Maidan in 2013-2014. The involvement of 21 FSB officers and former high-ranking Ukrainian officials in high treason has been established.

Two Russian women close to the leadership of the Russian Federation organized the illegal transfer of two young children from occupied Kherson to Moscow. One child was adopted and his data changed, the fate of the other is unknown.

Law enforcers exposed a group of fraudsters posing as bank employees who defrauded the mother of a deceased military officer of UAH 3 million. The criminals used SIP telephony to imitate calls from the bank and conducted about 500 episodes of fraud.

The HACC upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to recover the assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Shelkov. Claims to $29 million from Demurinsky GOK are nationalized.

A deputy of the Safianivka village council and four accomplices are suspected of contaminating land with toxic waste from ships. Instead of disposing of the waste, they illegally dumped it at a landfill, contaminating more than 2,200 square meters of land.

The PGO is conducting criminal proceedings against persons sanctioned by the NSDC. The cases concern high treason, embezzlement and other serious crimes worth billions of hryvnias.

The prosecutor's office has identified more than 30 Berkut officers involved in the shootings on Instytutska Street in 2014. Some of the suspects have already been sentenced, while other cases are pending in courts.

The President enacted the National Security and Defense Council's decision to reduce drug prices by 30% starting March 1, 2025. The Cabinet of Ministers is to set new marginal markups for medicines and expand the list of drugs under the reimbursement program.

Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee, publicly criticized the court's decision to return the seized equipment. The MP is also trying to justify the delay in the tax audit of Concord Bank.

The criminals forced elderly people to buy dietary supplements, posing as civil servants and doctors. Nine people were detained, $300,000 was seized, and Russian symbols were found.

In Kyiv, a group of teenagers beat a boy with a chain and sticks and filmed it. The police opened a criminal investigation under the article “hooliganism” and are conducting investigative actions.

Law enforcement officers prevented a terrorist attack in Chernivtsi region, where two local residents planted an explosive device on the instructions of Russian special services. The attackers planned to blow up police officers who would arrive at the scene after an anonymous call.

The Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons identified the Ukrainian soldier with the severed head. The crime was reported to the Prosecutor General's Office and the National Police for investigation.

An air strike on a high-rise building in Sumy killed 8 people. An 8-year-old girl was among the 12 wounded, and 9 apartments and 12 balconies were destroyed.

A Russian airstrike on a 10-story building in Sumy killed 6 people, including three married couples. The attack destroyed 9 apartments and damaged 12 balconies.

In 2024, 5898 offenses related to the illegal handling of weapons were recorded in Ukraine. Most cases were reported in Dnipropetrovska, Kharkivska, and Kyivska oblasts.

The Prosecutor General's Office is considering three possible causes of the explosion in the barracks of the Olenivska colony: artillery, a Dzhmil flamethrower or planted explosives. Due to the lack of access to the site of the attack, it is impossible to establish the exact cause.

The director of a private enterprise in Lutsk was served a notice of suspicion of misappropriation of UAH 1. 2 million. The funds were received for allegedly installing household gas meters that were not actually installed in full.

In Dnipro, law enforcement officers exposed an illegal online casino owned by the son of a sanctioned businessman. The monthly revenue of the establishment amounted to over $5 million, and more than 120 people were involved in its operation.

Law enforcement officials have uncovered a group of individuals who, through fake social media accounts, misappropriated over 2. 5 million hryvnias in donations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The perpetrators used the documents of active military personnel to collect funds.

Law enforcement officers conducted a large-scale operation in 19 regions of Ukraine, exposing schemes for trafficking men across the border. The organizers were detained, documents and equipment were seized, and the suspects face up to 9 years in prison.

Law enforcement officers are conducting more than 200 searches in 19 regions of Ukraine to investigate the illegal departure of persons liable for military service abroad. The investigation revealed schemes involving forgery of documents and bribery of officials.