Security Service of Ukraine
New details have emerged in the case of Oleg Druz - he planned to buy a luxury villa in Turkey.
Brigadier General Yuriy Halushkin, the Kharkiv Brigade, appealed to the President to send him to the front. Today, the Pechersk court is choosing a preventive measure for him for the second time.
The National Police conducted over 1,000 searches across the country, seizing over 800 weapons and 57 kg of explosives. 67 suspects were detained, 45 of whom were procedurally arrested.
The SBI found that the 155th Brigade's list for training in France included 12 people detained for attempting to illegally cross the border. Currently, their extradition is not possible, as the military are already abroad.
The SBU exposed a criminal group of 4 people who produced fake documents to evade mobilization. The monthly profit of the group reached UAH 3 million, and the cost of one document was up to $5000.
The SBU and the Special Forces conducted a successful operation to destroy the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of the largest in Russia. The attack damaged the tanks and the hydrotreatment shop, and also hit the Ryazan CHP plant.
The SBI detained a lawyer who helped avoid conscription and go abroad for a bribe. Military documents of three conscripts with the seals of the TCC were found in his car.
January 24 is the Day of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, founded in 2004. The history of Ukrainian intelligence dates back to 1919, when the first foreign intelligence unit was created under the Ukrainian People's Republic.
In Bukovyna, a criminal group headed by a deputy was exposed that smuggled men to Romania bypassing the border. According to the investigation, the cost of the service was from $4000 per person.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme of illegal sale of trophy weapons in different regions of Ukraine. The law enforcement seized grenade launchers, sniper rifles and other weapons that were planned to be sold to criminals.
The SBU collected evidence against 7 Russian military officers who ordered a super-heavy bomb to strike Sumy region in May 2022. The UPAB-1500B bomb destroyed an agricultural complex and damaged the buildings of two colleges.
The 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade exposed a scheme where soldiers were paid half their salaries for not showing up for service. The deputy brigade commander and the commander of the logistics group organized the scheme with more than 50 participants.
In Donetsk region, the occupiers captured and shot six Ukrainian soldiers. The Office of the Prosecutor General has launched a war crime investigation into the violation of the Geneva Convention.
Two Russian agents who planned to blow up a police unit with improvised explosive devices were detained in Zhytomyr. The offenders rented an apartment and installed two explosives, one of which was hidden in a toy.
The former commander of the OTU “Kharkiv” was detained at the exit from the pre-trial detention center after posting bail of UAH 5 million. The SBI uncovered new facts in the case of the border breach in Kharkiv region and command negligence.
The court imposed a pre-trial restraint on Dmytro Ryumshyn in the form of detention with the possibility of bail. The former commander of the 155th Brigade was detained because of the mass desertion of his subordinates during the exercises in France.
In three days, the SBU conducted procedural actions in 157 criminal proceedings. 222 people were notified of suspicion, 85 of them were detained, and 287 searches were conducted.
The court sent the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz, into custody for 60 days with an alternative bail of UAH 49. 3 million. The suspect in the illegal enrichment of $1 million will first be sent to the hospital due to a suspected stroke.
A bail of UAH 5 million was set for Brigadier General Halushkin in the case of improper defense of Kharkiv region in 2024. He is one of three suspected military commanders in the case.
Oleh Druz, the Chief Psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was brought to court by ambulance after suffering a stroke during a search. He is suspected of illegal enrichment of $1 million during the full-scale war.
The SBU detained a well-known lawyer from Dnipropetrovs'k region who passed the coordinates of strategic targets for missile strikes to the FSB. As a result of his actions, 6 people died and 30 Ukrainians were wounded.
The head of a municipal enterprise of the Dnipro City Council entered into inflated contracts for the supply of radio equipment. The overpayment for one of the contracts amounted to more than UAH 2 million of budget funds.
Kyiv's Pecherskyi Court has imposed a 2-month custodial restraint on the former commander of the Kharkiv OTU, Yuriy Galushkin. The alternative is bail in the amount of UAH 5 million.
The SBU exposed two founders of a company that supplied low-quality military uniforms to the National Guard. The defendants shipped 30 thousand pieces of clothing with low-quality accessories worth UAH 28.7 million.
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has remanded Colonel Ilya Lapin in custody for 60 days in the case of inadequate defense in the north of Kharkiv region. The defense intends to appeal the court's decision.
The court imposed a pre-trial restraint on Max Nazarov in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million. The SBU suspects him of justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Kyiv's Holosiivskyi court has remanded in custody for 60 days without bail Igor Vandelovsky, suspected of preparing an assassination attempt on the first deputy head of the Ministry of Health. According to prosecutors, the motive for the attempt was the death of a patient in the hospital. The suspect denies all charges.
The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) has detained the Chief Psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz, for illegal enrichment during the war. The official purchased 4 BMW vehicles, real estate, and did not declare assets worth over $1 million.
SBU and SBI detain generals over failed defense of Kharkiv region in 2024. President Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of investigation and fair punishment, regardless of status or past merit.
Ukrainian companies from three regions illegally supplied electronics for Russian missiles through a shell company in the Middle East. In the summer of 2022, parts worth $600,000 were shipped.