Prosecutor General of Ukraine
In Mykolaiv region, prosecutors uncovered a large-scale scheme of illegal subsoil use, which caused over UAH 120 million in damages to the state. The director of a company in Bashtanka district is suspected of illegal groundwater extraction for the production and sale of drinking water.
The Chief of Staff of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) has been notified of suspicion for using forged documents for private trips abroad under the guise of business trips. The official traveled abroad twice with his family, using fake invitations to events in Barcelona and Florence.
The Frankivsk Prosecutor's Office in Lviv has sent to court the case against the head of a charitable foundation and his accomplice. They fraudulently seized almost UAH 2.2 million from military personnel and a volunteer, promising to purchase equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Six Russian generals and colonels were charged with war crimes. As a result of the attack on Okhtyrka in 2022, nine civilians, including a child, were killed and civilian objects were damaged.
The former second secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland has been notified of suspicion of facilitating the illegal transfer of a person across the state border of Ukraine. The diplomat used his official position to illegally process Ukrainian citizenship for a native of the Russian Federation in May 2022, which allowed her to obtain a foreign passport.
The Zaporizhzhia prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the possible embezzlement of UAH 230 million allocated for the maintenance of the "Sonechko" orphanage. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the institution continued to receive funding despite the evacuation of its pupils at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
A group of four individuals who organized an illegal drug laboratory in a nature reserve in Vinnytsia region has been exposed. The perpetrators cultivated cannabis and produced amphetamine, and the value of the seized drugs is estimated at UAH 5 million.
The names of 13 Russian commanders have been released, under whose leadership Russian army units committed mass crimes against civilians in Bucha. Eight have already received suspicions from Ukrainian prosecutors, five have been identified but suspicions have not yet been brought.
Prosecutors of the Kirovohrad Regional Prosecutor's Office have notified 18 individuals of suspicion. They are accused of embezzling almost 80 million hryvnias of budget funds and illegal extraction of minerals.
Ukrainian law enforcement, in cooperation with their American counterparts, exposed a Ukrainian national for laundering millions of US dollars from state institutions. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to 500,000 dollars.
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.