A 22-year-old former teacher from Kyiv region will face trial on charges of sexually abusing three 12-year-old students and producing child pornography. He faces life imprisonment.
In the Lviv region, a smuggling operation involving premium phones and perfumes worth almost UAH 17 million was uncovered. The goods were attempted to be imported from Poland under the guise of sausage products. A resident of Yavoriv district concealed over 400 mobile phones and almost 3,500 bottles of perfume in a minivan.
In Vinnytsia region, prosecutors are investigating the circumstances of the death of two dogs near the Pirogov Regional Hospital. Law enforcement officers have ordered examinations and questioned witnesses; investigative actions are ongoing regarding the fact of cruel treatment of animals.
In Kyiv Oblast, a woman will be tried for helping her cohabitant systematically rape her underage daughter. She forced the girl to remain silent and took intimate photos for the man.
Ivan Rudyi, the former head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, has been notified of suspicion of beating an employee of a pre-trial detention center. He is currently in custody in another case, where he is suspected of assisting a Russian online casino, storing drugs, and weapons.
Deputy Prosecutor General Mariia Vdovychenko stated that the prosecutor's office will make efforts to prevent sexual violence. She emphasized that the case of the former artistic director of the Young Theater, Andriy Bilous, is the first in Ukraine's history regarding harassment that has reached a real investigation.
During the trial of Andriy Bilous, the defense stated that the victim girls did not take into account acting training. The judge expressed regret over the absence of journalists at the hearing.
The Prosecutor General's Office has sent indictments against 12 senators of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation to court. They are accused of complicity in waging an aggressive war and encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Two Odesa residents, aged 17 and 20, have been notified of suspicion of fraud. They created a fake TikTok page for the commander of the UAV Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "Madyar," and collected at least 1 million hryvnias, allegedly for the military, but used the funds for their own needs.
Five men grew and sold cannabis through messengers and mail. Law enforcement officers seized over 1,700 cannabis bushes and 15 kg of cannabis.
As a result of Russia's night attack on October 22, 6 people were killed in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, and at least 35 were injured in various regions. Residential areas, energy, port, and industrial facilities were damaged.
In Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, a 23-year-old art teacher, driving while intoxicated, crashed into a concrete support. As a result of the accident, a 14-year-old student and a 21-year-old passenger died, and three other minors were hospitalized.
A group of fraudsters who, under the guise of psychics, sold "energetically charged" amulets using the names of famous media personalities has been exposed in the Kyiv region. Two individuals have been notified of suspicions, and three more in absentia; the pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
A session began in the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv to select a pre-trial restraint for Andriy Bilous, who is suspected of sexual violence. The consideration of the petition is taking place in a closed session.
The prosecutor's office will insist on pre-trial detention without the possibility of bail for Andriy Bilous, the former director of the "Molodyy Teatr" (Young Theater). He is suspected of sexual assault against female students.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers uncovered an international cocaine smuggling channel from Spain, seizing almost 3 kg of drugs worth over UAH 18. 5 million. Two participants in the scheme have been notified of suspicion and remanded in custody.
Two Russian servicemen who tortured a police officer in Izium and a Russian National Guardsman who tortured and killed a civilian in Kherson have been identified. The latter has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that he is monitoring the issue of law enforcement officers' accountability for groundless criminal cases against entrepreneurs, using a polygraph to check employees. He also proposed that the Rada consider BEB analytical products as documents, which will accelerate the response to business complaints through the "StopPressure" portal.
The Prosecutor General's Office closed 8,000 criminal proceedings out of 23,000 against businesses in less than three months. This was the result of an audit conducted according to three criteria, which included examinations by both the prosecution and the defense.
A resident of Dnipro provided Russian special services with information about Ukrainian Armed Forces military aviation and expressed pro-Russian views. The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Former Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for organizing illegal air travel to occupied Crimea. He also ensured the movement of Russian military equipment.
A number of individuals involved in receiving undue benefits and abusing their official position have been detained and notified of suspicion.
Law enforcement officers neutralized drug groups in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions, seizing over 18 kg of psychotropic substances worth UAH 11 million. In the capital, two men were exposed with 13 kg of "Alpha-PVP," and in Mykolaiv region and Odesa, underground laboratories for the production of amphetamine were liquidated.
In Odesa, the head of a department of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Southern Region was detained for extorting $2,000. He promised to facilitate the recognition of a conscript as partially fit for service.
Officials of three universities in Ukraine have been exposed for organizing the sale of places in postgraduate studies for $4,500 per person. The total amount of illicit funds received exceeds 1 million hryvnias.
Four residents of Kyiv have been notified of suspicion of fraud: they sold fake dietary supplements under the guise of the state program "Support", defrauding elderly people of almost UAH 100,000. The perpetrators positioned themselves as qualified specialists, offering non-existent medicines.
A man from Lviv region, mobilized despite having a disabled father, was discharged from service after the intervention of the prosecutor's office. A service investigation has been launched against TCC officials, and an administrative protocol has been drawn up against the acting head.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal changed the pre-trial detention measure for Mercedes driver Oleksandr Khilyk, suspected of beating a cyclist, assigning him arrest with a bail of UAH 5 million. Earlier, Khilyk was detained for inflicting grievous bodily harm and leaving the victim in danger.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko appealed to the Verkhovna Rada with a proposal to toughen criminal liability for the murder and rape of children, demanding life imprisonment. He emphasized the injustice of the current legislation, which provides for up to 15 years in prison for such crimes.
Two commanders of Russian Armed Forces units have been notified of suspicion due to the missile strike on Uman on April 28, 2023. The attack killed 24 civilians, including 6 children, and injured 9 others.
