The Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine and three accomplices were exposed on receiving a bribe of $500 thousand. The money was demanded for permission to export mining equipment from the frontline area.
British intelligence reports significant destruction in Bakhmut as a result of the Russian offensive and indiscriminate shelling. Schools, train stations, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.
Rescuers have completed the rubble removal of a shopping center in Kostyantynivka after Russian shelling. 14 people were killed and 44 wounded, including children, and the identification of the bodies is ongoing.
During the week, the police and the SBU detained 7 people who were setting fire to military vehicles and relay cabinets on the orders of Russia. The detainees include a foreigner and minors.
The SBU detained a local resident who was passing data on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Pokrovsk district to Russian intelligence. The court found him guilty of collaboration and sentenced him to 13 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The SBU detained a 16-year-old resident of Dnipro who set fire to an Armed Forces off-road vehicle ordered by Russia. The teenager planned several more arsons and now faces up to 8 years in prison.
A law enforcement officer from Prykarpattia organized the smuggling of men of military age to Romania for $10,000 per person. The accomplices drove the men to the border, where they crossed into Romania on foot.
The SBU has successfully downed a Russian helicopter using an FPV drone in Kursk region. This is the second such operation by the SBU in recent days.
A resident of the Russian GRU, who coordinated arson attacks on military vehicles, was detained in Kyiv. The SBU exposed her with the help of its own double agent, who had previously been recruited for arson attacks.
The SBU, in cooperation with the Armed Forces and the SSU, attacked the Russian military airfield Lipetsk-2. The strike caused the detonation of warehouses with more than 700 guided bombs and a large-scale fire on a large part of the airfield.
The head of a charitable foundation and his accomplice were detained for organizing the illegal transportation of persons liable for military service across the border of Ukraine. The scheme involved the registration of a fictitious guardianship over a disabled person to travel to the EU for USD 10-15 thousand.
In Kyiv, the car of a civic activist was burned down on Vidradny Avenue. Police promptly detained two suspects who face up to 10 years in prison for intentional destruction of property by arson.
The SBU detained two saboteurs who set fire to a relay cabinet at the Ukrzaliznytsia freight station in Kyiv on the instructions of Russian intelligence. They face life in prison for sabotage under martial law.
The SBU detained a deputy of the Chyhyryn City Council from the banned OPFL while trying to illegally cross the border with Slovakia. He is charged with justifying Russian war crimes and spreading hostile propaganda.
A 16-year-old FSB agent who, according to the special service, "set fire to the vehicles of the Defense Forces" was detained in Kyiv. The teenager was carrying out an assignment for the Russian secret service in exchange for the promise of a monetary reward, which he never received.
ARMA reports billions in losses due to the suspension of production at the Sakhalin field. The agency has appealed to law enforcement to bring the perpetrators to justice and restore the production license.
SBU collected evidence against Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Spiridonov for war crimes in Kherson region. He was involved in mass repressions against civilians and the organization of torture during the occupation of the region.
The SBU Special Forces shot down a Russian Mi-28 helicopter using an FPV drone over the Kursk region of Russia. The drone hit the rear rotor of the enemy vehicle, demonstrating the SBU's high professionalism and creativity.
The 53-year-old construction worker passed information about the location of Ukrainian troops in Mykolaiv to the FSB. He was preparing coordinates for an attack with drones and missiles, for which he faces up to 12 years in prison.
A 32-year-old resident of Odesa set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa on the instructions of the FSB. The attacker has been detained and faces up to 8 years in prison for obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces.
The suspect took part in the seizure of the village of Kozarovychi in Vyshgorod district. During the occupation of the settlement, Tamryan was involved in the so-called "mopping-up operations" aimed at identifying members of the resistance movement in the region.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a procedure for monitoring threats to chemical safety. The Ministry of Environment will create a register of threats, analyze data on chemicals, and prepare an annual report to strengthen security measures.
A foreigner who set fire to a military off-road vehicle in Vinnytsia on the orders of the Russian Federal Security Service has been detained. The attacker, according to the SBU, planned to continue, but was detained by the SBU and the National Police.
SBU CI detained a 26-year-old FSB agent in Izmail district. He was planning to set fire to the TCC buildings, company cars and relay cabinets of Ukrzaliznytsia, for which he was to receive payment in cryptocurrency.
The SBU has collected evidence against Russian colonel Oleg Skitsky, who was involved in missile strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine. He is suspected of violating the laws and customs of warfare.
In Khmelnytskyi region, a criminal group that set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces on the instructions of Russian intelligence was neutralized. The leader of the gang was detained and faces up to 10 years in prison.
The SBU detained 9 Russian agents who were collecting intelligence for missile strikes on Ukraine. The detainees include officials, managers and a student who operated in different regions of the country.
DeepState has released satellite images of the Morozovsk airfield after the August 2-3 strike. The images show large-scale destruction, including the destruction of an aviation weapons depot.
The SBU and the Defense Forces have cleared the enemy's Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region of Russia of air defense, aviation and KABs as a result of a drone attack.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed a strike on the Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region of Russia, hitting ammunition depots. Oil depots in the Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov regions were also attacked.