Prosecutor General of Ukraine
12 people involved in abuses in the defense sector will be prosecuted in Ukraine. Among the suspects are the former head of the Procurement Department of the Ministry of Defense and commanders of military units.
In Ternopil region, 19 people received suspicions of embezzling over UAH 48 million of budget funds. Among the suspects are officials of various levels, including the director of a branch of the National Academy of Sciences and officials of the forestry enterprise.
In Odesa region, a group of law enforcement officers and military personnel who organized the illegal departure of conscripts abroad was exposed. The cost of the "service" was 5 thousand US dollars.
The Prosecutor General's Office ensured the transfer of over UAH 2. 6 billion, confiscated from the online casino "Pin-Up", to the state budget. The funds were transferred by ARMA and the Ministry of Finance in execution of a court decision.
An entrepreneur and his accomplices have been exposed in Poltava region for organizing illegal supplies of medical and cosmetology equipment to the Russian Federation. The products, including devices for the rehabilitation of military personnel, were supplied through controlled structures in other countries.
The head of the colony and four other individuals have been detained and notified of suspicion.
In the Kherson region, a Russian drone attacked a prosecutor's office service vehicle on the Mykolaiv-Kherson highway. A 58-year-old driver and a 38-year-old prosecutor were injured and taken to the hospital.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko and Austrian Ambassador Robert Mueller met to discuss further cooperation. The parties focused on documenting Russian war crimes, protecting investments, and digitalization.
The case regarding the embezzlement of UAH 1. 3 billion from the Ministry of Defense on shell procurement has been sent to the High Anti-Corruption Court.
A corruption scheme involving the use of radioactively contaminated lands for growing agricultural crops has been exposed in the Zhytomyr region. Officials and entrepreneurs earned millions by selling crops, particularly sunflowers, from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.
A 31-year-old resident of Izmail, who organized an underground poker club with millions in profits, was detained in Odesa region. He also controlled the criminal "cash fund" and spread influence to other districts.
The director of a Kyiv enterprise organized a scheme to remove conscripts from registration and book them. For her "services," she requested 19 thousand US dollars.
A large-scale scheme of embezzling over 38 million hryvnias from a bank has been exposed in Ukraine. The former chairman of the board and accomplices issued loans to fictitious companies, transferring money abroad.
Prosecutors secured confirmation of a life sentence for a collaborator who transmitted data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The man cooperated with the enemy from February to April 2022.
UNIAN journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who had been held as a civilian hostage since March 2022, has been released from Russian captivity. He was abducted by Russian military in Kozarovychi, Kyiv region, and held in a pre-trial detention center in Russia.
The court finally canceled permits for construction near the Museum of Prominent Figures of Ukrainian Culture. The Prosecutor's Office defended the community's right to preserve historical heritage, returning the land to ownership.
In Khmelnytskyi region, 39 officials are suspected of embezzling budget funds and abusing power.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered new evidence of the NABU head's involvement in trading industrial hemp with Russia.
A former businessman has been notified of suspicion of embezzling almost 5 million euros from a Hungarian gas supply company. He used a scheme involving fictitious companies and directors to appropriate the funds, and then legalized them through the authorized capital of firms controlled by his family.
Officials of the Ministry of Defense and the director of the enterprise received suspicions for supplying low-quality equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The state suffered losses of over UAH 25.7 million due to low-quality ballistic goggles-masks.
The High Council of Justice approved the detention of a judge of the Maryinka District Court in Donetsk Oblast. He is suspected of a scheme to illegally evade mobilization.
Prosecutor General Kravchenko stated that an additional examination in the case of the murder of a 16-year-old boy on the funicular will confirm the guilt of Artem Kosov. The accused, according to Kravchenko, is deceiving the court by changing his testimony regarding the incident.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld the life sentence for a resident of Kyiv Oblast for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 2016. The prosecution defended the verdict, despite nine years of legal battles and numerous attempts to delay the process.
Former executives of a Kyiv maternity hospital will be prosecuted for embezzling UAH 4. 5 million in budget funds. They registered fictitious employees and transferred their salaries to controlled bank cards.
At the trial in the case of the murder of a teenager on the funicular, Artem Kosov explained that he did not report the beating to the police due to a state of shock. Prosecutor General Kravchenko interrogated Kosov, who denied guilt and confirmed alcohol and cannabis use.
Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv began interrogating Artem Kosov, a former UDO employee accused of the intentional murder of a 16-year-old boy.
The prosecutor's office, together with the National Police and the SBU, notified 34 persons of suspicion. Among them are a lawyer, a former head of the Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC), and "clients" who evaded mobilization or illegally transported persons across the border.
The next court hearing in Artem Kosov's case will take place on August 21, where his interrogation is scheduled.
At today's court hearing in the case of Artem Kosov, accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy on the funicular, material evidence was examined.
During the trial of Artem Kosov, accused of murder on the funicular, the prosecutor stated about domestic violence. Two weeks before the incident, Kosov's father contacted the police due to being beaten by his son.