Security Service of Ukraine
Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office exposed an official of the Lviv regional branch of the State Enterprise "Center of the State Land Cadastre" for involvement in the illegal alienation of 5 land plots from communal ownership and an attempt to privatize 2 more plots in Chernivtsi. The total value of the illegally privatized land exceeds UAH 10 million.
The case of three employees of an enterprise who illegally extracted 8,000 tons of sand from the Desna River in the Kyiv region has been sent to court. Their actions caused environmental damage amounting to over UAH 6 million.
The investigation into the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka continues, not all involved have been identified. Russia has not provided access to the crime scene to international organizations, and former heads of the colony have been notified of suspicion.
In Ukraine, 15 individuals were exposed who tried to establish illegal arms and ammunition sales. Explosives, grenade launchers, automatic rifles, and rifles were seized from the suspects, and arrests took place in Kyiv, Chernivtsi, Kherson region, Ivano-Frankivsk region, and Chernihiv.
A 24-year-old resident of Volyn was recruited through anonymous Telegram channels to cooperate with Belarusian special services. He transmitted data on the fortification and movement of Ukrainian troops, for which he faces life imprisonment.
Drones attacked the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, leading to delays of dozens of flights at Pulkovo airport and a partial reduction in mobile internet service. Debris from downed drones fell in several districts of the region.
In Poltava, a group of civilians blocked the road for a vehicle transporting mobilized individuals to a training center, damaging the vehicle and causing some of the mobilized individuals to disappear. The Poltava Regional TCR reported submitting a request to the SBU regarding obstruction of the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to the SBI regarding the unauthorized abandonment of the unit by mobilized individuals.
Long-range SBU drones hit the "Signal" plant in Stavropol, which produces radio electronics for the Russian military-industrial complex. Workshops with expensive imported equipment and radio-electronic devices were hit.
An official from the Social Protection Department of Lviv region and her husband organized a fraudulent scheme, registering fictitious childcare services under the "Municipal Nanny" program. This led to losses for the state of over UAH 2 million, as the services were not provided, and funds were illegally paid from the state budget.
The suspects have been served with suspicion notices for illegal logging that caused environmental damage exceeding UAH 42 million. Over three years, they groundlessly issued felling permits, destroying over 9,500 trees.
Political scientist Taras Zahorodnii stated that Russia is trying to use protests to destabilize the situation in Ukraine and discredit it in Europe.
Law enforcement officers have detained 14 organizers of draft evasion schemes in various regions of Ukraine. Among them are officials, medics, military enlistment office employees, Telegram channel administrators, and a taxi driver, who face up to 10 years in prison with property confiscation.
Solomianskyi Court of Kyiv remanded in custody the former director of the Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Kyiv City State Administration, suspected of embezzling 75 million hryvnias from the city program "Turbota. Nazustrich Kyivianam" (Care. Towards Kyivans). He was set a bail of 30 million hryvnias, and the pre-trial detention period was set until September 20, 2025.
Police and Security Service of Ukraine officers are conducting searches in the administrative buildings of the Lviv City Council on July 25. This was reported by journalist Taras Seredych.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the new bill on NABU and SAP provides for mandatory polygraph testing for employees who have relatives in Russia. This norm will apply to all law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies, including the National Police and the SBI, with a frequency of once every two years.
The Hlukhiv City-District Court sentenced a border guard to 5 years in prison for disseminating information about the location of military units and selling ammunition. He transmitted patrol routes, locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and safe border crossing points, and also sold 480 cartridges and three F-1 grenades.
President Zelenskyy's bill provides for mandatory polygraph testing for NABU employees who have access to state secrets. NABU states that the Internal Control Department, not the SBU, will conduct the test, which is common practice.
Prosecutors reported suspicion to a Kyiv City Council deputy who headed a charitable foundation. The foundation acquired communal premises, but the city underreceived 300 thousand hryvnias due to inflated repair costs.
President Zelenskyy has introduced a bill that reinstates old norms for NABU and SAPO, revokes some of the Prosecutor General's powers regarding these bodies, and introduces a mandatory polygraph for law enforcement officers. The document also provides for a ban on travel abroad for NABU employees during martial law.
In Ukraine, the activities of organized groups engaged in fraud in the field of financial services under the guise of call centers have been stopped. Networks that extorted funds from citizens of Ukraine and other countries have been liquidated in Kyiv, Lviv region, Lutsk, and Odesa region.
Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, France, and Europol exposed the developer of one of the world's most famous hacking platforms in Kyiv. This platform, which operated for over 10 years, had over 50,000 registered users, including well-known hacking groups.
The SBU prevented a terrorist attack in the center of Kyiv on July 23, detaining a woman who tried to blow up a cafe with two improvised explosive devices. Russian special services planned to detonate the explosives remotely during the evening rush hour.
A serviceman has been exposed in Zakarpattia region who organized the illegal transportation of conscripts across the state border. He provided information about routes to bypass border patrols for 500 US dollars per person.
The SBU detained two FSB agents who were preparing a double terrorist attack near the regional TCC in Mykolaiv. The attackers planned to detonate two explosive devices: one near the administrative building of the TCC, the second – after the arrival of rescuers and police.
The Security Service of Ukraine showed a video of the prisoner exchange that took place on July 23. This exchange is the result of the work of the Joint Center and the Coordination Headquarters.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko ordered to open criminal proceedings regarding bodily harm inflicted on NABU detectives during searches. Investigative actions have already begun, all participants in the process are being interrogated.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to submit a bill to the Verkhovna Rada that will strengthen the law enforcement system and ensure the inevitability of punishment. This document will be a response to public demands and will take into account the proposals of law enforcement agency heads.
The former official of the Kyiv City State Administration and three entrepreneurs are accused of embezzling UAH 75 million allocated from the Kyiv budget under the “Turbota. Nazustrich Kyivianam” (Care. Towards Kyivans) program.
David Arakhamia refutes claims of dismantling anti-corruption infrastructure, emphasizing that bill 12414 does not provide for the liquidation of NABU, SAP, or NACP. He stresses that the Verkhovna Rada team consistently strengthens anti-corruption institutions, providing them with more powers and resources.
Prosecutors of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office have notified five high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces, who coordinated the terror in Kherson region, of suspicion. They are accused of systematic shelling of residential areas, schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure, which led to the death of 113 civilians, including three children.