Prosecutor General of Ukraine
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.
The Prosecutor General's Office has completed the investigation into MP Yevhen Shevchenko, suspected of fraud amounting to UAH 14. 5 million. He organized a scheme involving fictitious legal services through his son, using political ties with Belarus.
An indictment has been sent to court against six employees of the Poltava Penitentiary Institution, who are accused of torturing a prisoner. Among the defendants are the head of the department and a junior inspector, who face a long prison sentence.
On the evening of September 11, a car accident involving a NABU detective on a business trip occurred in Ivano-Frankivsk region. The drivers of both vehicles were hospitalized, the detective was sober.
A former State Automobile Inspectorate official was extradited from Germany to Ukraine. He is suspected of illegally re-registering an elite car and hiding from investigation for over 6 years.
Law enforcement neutralized a hacker group that had been attacking company servers in six countries since 2018. The attackers encrypted data and demanded ransom in cryptocurrency, causing damages of over UAH 3 billion.
The director of the "Institute of Fisheries and Marine Ecology" has been notified of suspicion of abuse of office. The official organized uncontrolled fishing under the guise of scientific work, which caused 2.3 million UAH in damages to the state.
Zakarpattia prosecutors reported suspicions to 31 individuals for crimes in the areas of budget abuse, medicine, education, ecology, and smuggling. The total damages from these actions exceed 86 million hryvnias.
Transcarpathian Regional Council deputy Heorhiy Horvat has been notified of suspicion in the illegal sale of oak timber for over UAH 1 million. This is not the first scandal involving the deputy's family; his son was previously detained for robbery.
The investigation into "Poltavaoblenergo" officials, who organized fictitious deals to evade taxes amounting to over UAH 49 million, has been completed. The case is being prepared for transfer to court, and three individuals have been notified of suspicion.
Seven employees of the Kharkiv pre-trial detention center, including the acting head, will face trial for ignoring the critical condition of a beaten inmate, which led to his death. After a brutal beating, the victim was moved to another cell, where he died several hours later.
The state agency PlayCity blocked 22 Instagram accounts, including "Kolya Zalipukha" and "Olya Filyova," for illegal gambling advertising. The total audience of the blocked pages exceeds 2.8 million users, and the bloggers' "success stories" turned out to be fabricated.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced the closure of 35% of criminal proceedings against businesses after an audit of 23,000 cases. The reason for the closure is the absence of a crime, which indicates the protection of honest entrepreneurs.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal remanded Viktor Husarov, suspected of treason, in custody. He was detained on July 21 and is suspected of transmitting information to the FSB.
A 36-year-old Russian Armed Forces serviceman is on trial in Kharkiv, accused of murdering Ukrainian prisoners of war at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant. The accused has pleaded guilty and faces life imprisonment.
People's Deputy Fedir Khrystenko, wanted for treason, was detained in Ukraine. Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a pre-trial measure for him – detention.
Prosecutors of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office defended in court the return of 550 hectares of land of the Kamyanska Sich National Nature Park in Kherson Oblast to the state. The Main Directorate of Derzhheokadastr illegally transferred these plots to communal ownership as agricultural land.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a bill that abolishes the mechanism of exemption from criminal liability for the first unauthorized abandonment of a unit and desertion. The new rules will apply to offenses committed after the law comes into force.
Since the beginning of September 2025, schemes for evading mobilization have been uncovered, including illegal deregistration from military records and smuggling men abroad. Over 270 men of conscription age who tried to avoid mobilization have been identified.
A district court judge in Lviv region has been served with a notice of suspicion for receiving undue benefits and declaring inaccurate information. He received $8,000 for exempting his cousin from mobilization and entered inaccurate information into his declaration for UAH 7.5 million.
Schemes for embezzling budget funds totaling almost UAH 45 million have been exposed in the Kharkiv region. 27 people have been served with suspicions, including officials and entrepreneurs.