The former head of the Department of Education and Science of the Volyn Regional State Administration has been charged with embezzling over UAH 7. 5 million in budget funds. She organized the purchase of equipment for shelters in schools at inflated prices in November-December 2022.
The Office of the Prosecutor General has created the "Stop Pressure" portal for businesses to connect with the prosecutor's office. It allows heads of legal entities to submit reports on unlawful pressure from law enforcement agencies.
Three officials of the Kyiv Aviation Institute have been notified of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 16. 6 million in budget funds. They organized a scheme involving the fictitious employment of 89 individuals who were paid salaries but performed no duties.
Strengthening international cooperation remains one of the key areas of work for the Prosecutor General's Office.
Law enforcement officers detained an "Ukrenergo" employee who was transmitting official information, including data on the location of a hidden protected center, to a representative of the Russian special services. The perpetrator was charged with high treason, which carries a life sentence.
Two border guards were detained in Khmelnytskyi region for extorting $5,500 from a colleague from a combat unit for transferring him to a rear unit. They have been notified of suspicion of receiving undue benefits combined with extortion.
Eight station managers of "Odesa Railway" received suspicion notices due to manipulations with wagon downtime. Their actions led to losses for "Ukrzaliznytsia" of over UAH 9 million.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced the declaration of suspicions in 178 criminal proceedings regarding serious traffic accidents, the investigation of which lasted more than 3-5 years. As a result of these accidents, 69 people died, including 3 children, and 99 suffered serious injuries, including 9 children.
A fraudulent call center that defrauded citizens of Kazakhstan out of over UAH 5. 3 million was exposed in Chernivtsi. The organizer and some participants have been detained, and an investigation is underway regarding 300 other victims for an amount exceeding UAH 70 million.
Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office have notified the organizer and an accomplice of an illegal scheme to seize land belonging to the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life of Ukraine in Pirohiv of suspicion. The perpetrators attempted to illegally obtain 1.5 hectares of land by forging documents and registering ownership of non-existent real estate objects.
A citizen of Azerbaijan, suspected of selling counterfeit US dollars, has been extradited from Moldova to Ukraine. The man was part of a criminal group that produced counterfeit banknotes in Turkey and supplied them to Ukraine.
An enterprise in Cherkasy region was exposed for illegal kaolin mining. It operated outside the scope of its permits, causing significant damage to the state.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko met with the new FBI attaché Jamie Walkert. They discussed cooperation in combating cyberterrorism and countering the supply of components for weapons to the Russian Federation.
A lecturer at a vocational college of one of Lviv's universities organized a scheme to receive bribes from applicants of mobilization age. For UAH 12,000 from each, he promised to influence officials to enroll them in full-time education, which provided a deferral from mobilization.
The Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit against the Kyiv City Council and its executive bodies, demanding the official establishment of the boundaries of the Zhukiv Island landscape reserve.
Ukrainian prosecutors have exposed 46 individuals in mobilization-related crimes over the past two weeks. The total amount of bribes reached almost 8 million hryvnias.
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office has sent to court the case against four Russian military commanders who organized the attack on Kharkiv on February 28, 2022. As a result of the "Smerch" system strikes, eight civilians were killed, including a 17-year-old boy, and another woman sustained severe injuries.
An international criminal organization has been exposed in Ukraine that, under the guise of "legal assistance," defrauded over 4,500 citizens of Europe and Central Asia. The damages caused exceed UAH 186 million, and nine participants have been notified of suspicion.
Law enforcement officers have launched a pre-trial investigation into the fatal road accident in Zhytomyr that occurred on September 18. A 51-year-old employee of the Zhytomyr Regional Prosecutor's Office died after being hit by a Volkswagen driver at a pedestrian crossing.
Pechersk District Court of Kyiv заочно (in absentia) chose a pre-trial detention measure in the form of custody for ex-MP Vadym Novinsky. He is suspected of high treason and inciting religious hatred.
The Prosecutor General's Office and the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) have shut down an organized group that operated a network of more than 20 illegal gambling establishments in Kyiv. Approximately 200 units of computer equipment and other evidence were seized, and the organizer and accomplices have been notified of suspicion.
The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the possible inaction of social services, due to which three children from the Pokrovsky district were left without proper care for over a year. A 10-year-old boy independently cared for two brothers with a severe genetic disease, who were bedridden.
The defendants have been charged with official negligence, embezzlement, and official forgery.
The state agency PlayCity has started issuing licenses for online casinos, B2B software manufacturers, and gambling equipment. An additional $50 million is expected to be added to the budget.
A court in Poltava sentenced a local resident to 15 years in prison for sexual violence and rape of a 13-year-old boy with a disability. The perpetrator was discovered by National Guard servicemen during a patrol.
Over the week, 30 war and collaboration crimes were recorded, and suspicions were announced against a former minister of revenues from Yanukovych's time and his accomplice. The case of the "head of the LPR" has been sent to court.
An appraiser accused of undervaluing a communal plot of land by UAH 81. 7 million in a case involving the illegal sale of land in Zakarpattia has been extradited to Ukraine. She will be brought to court to consider a motion for a pre-trial restraint.
Two foreigners have been notified of suspicion of recruiting and sexually exploiting children, as well as distributing child pornography. They paid 150-200 euros for involving children from low-income families.
In Zakarpattia, a man will be tried for illegally excavating an archaeological site and attempting to sell a unique treasure of bronze celts, over three thousand years old. Law enforcement officers stopped the sale of artifacts from the Gava-Holihrady culture, which have now been transferred to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine.
A scheme to evade mobilization through fictitious educational institutions has been neutralized in Ukraine. The organizer and his accomplices have been detained, and they have been notified of suspicion.
