Security Service of Ukraine
Since the beginning of the year, customs officers have recorded 501 cases of illegal drug trafficking across the border of Ukraine. The number of detected drugs is several times higher than last year.
Police have detained an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro suspected of murdering linguist Iryna Farion. The investigation believes he is the perpetrator and continues to investigate to establish all the circumstances of the crime.
The SBU facilitated the nationalization of Russian oligarch Viktor Kononov's assets in Ukraine worth over UAH 2 billion. The High Anti-Corruption Court transferred 100% of VinnytsiaPobutkhim PJSC shares and all of the company's property to the state.
In Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovs'k regions, five people were detained for selling trophy weapons and explosives to criminals. Machine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers and other weapons were seized.
Former MP Viktor Medvedchuk is a suspect in at least three criminal proceedings. Law enforcers are checking his involvement in other crimes, including high treason and collaboration.
The SBU and police conducted a special operation with 37 searches, neutralizing an FSB agent group. The group was planning arson attacks, targeting shopping centers, gas stations and other facilities in Ukraine and the EU.
A 39-year-old resident of Khabarovsk was charged with high treason and terrorism promotion. According to the FSB, he was collecting information about the Russian military and FSB officers at the request of Ukrainian intelligence.
Soldiers of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces attempted to shoot down an occupier's reconnaissance drone by attaching a stick to their own drone. The video of the attempt to shoot down the Russian Supercam was posted on the Ukrainian Special Forces' Telegram channel.
In Zakarpattia, four men and a 14-year-old guide were detained while trying to illegally cross the border across the Tisza River. Each of the offenders paid between $4000 and $6000 for the attempt, and the teenager was supposed to receive $1000.
In Kamianske, a scheme to falsify documents for the dismissal of military personnel was exposed. Fake certificates of disability of relatives were issued for 80 thousand UAH, which allowed avoiding service.
The SBU detained a repeat offender who set fire to an Armed Forces pickup truck in Rivne on the order of the Russian Federation. The offender was planning new arsons and filming videos for Russian information operations.
Two men were detained for setting fire to railroad equipment and a military vehicle. They received a monetary reward from their customers for their actions.
The SBU and NABU have collected evidence of the illegal privatization of the Samara-Western Direction oil pipeline in 2015. Medvedchuk and four ex-executives of Prykarpatzakhidtrans were served with a notice of suspicion.
Law enforcement officers exposed a group that worked to disrupt mobilization and disclose data on the Ukrainian military. Among the organizers was a former TV host who recruited seven accomplices to spread pro-Kremlin narratives.
The SBU detained two citizens of the South Caucasus who were collecting information about the Ukrainian Armed Forces headquarters in Odesa for the FSB. The court sentenced both to 8 years in prison for unauthorized dissemination of information.
Mykola Cherkashyn, the head of the "dnr Media Holding," was notified of being suspected of collaboration. He runs a key Kremlin mouthpiece in the occupied Donetsk region, spreading propaganda and fakes.
An FSB agent who was tracking the locations of the Defense Forces and preparing sabotage at Ukrzaliznytsia facilities was detained in Odesa region. The suspect faces life in prison for high treason, sabotage and illegal possession of ammunition.
Police detained two people in Lviv who were burning military vehicles on order. The detainees were notified of suspicion of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations.
Residents of Lviv bring flowers and lamps to the site of the assassination attempt on linguist Iryna Farion. The police are investigating the murder, considering several versions, including public activity and a “Russian trace.
The Center for Strategic Communications has denied the information about the photo of the alleged killer of Iryna Farion. The police and the Security Service of Ukraine are taking a set of measures to find and detain the real criminal.
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported on a meeting with the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the investigation into the murder of Iryna Farion. Witnesses are being interrogated, examinations are being conducted, and versions related to her professional activities and civic position are being worked out.
Irina Farion's neighbors reported that an unknown man had been watching her for several weeks before her murder. He would sit on a bench near her house every day, wearing a disguise and behaving suspiciously.
The SBU and the National Police detained the mayor of a city in Odesa region for extortion. The official, according to law enforcement, was the head of a criminal group that tried to illegally seize a recreation center on the Black Sea coast.
The President of Ukraine received an update on the progress of the investigation into the murder of linguist Iryna Farion. All necessary police and SBU forces are involved, all versions are being worked out, including the Russian trace.
There was no electricity in the Lviv neighborhood where Irina Farion was shot at the time of the incident. Locals are collecting video from battery-powered cameras and handing it over to law enforcement.
Law enforcement officers are taking a range of measures to detain the perpetrator who shot and killed Lviv Polytechnic Professor Iryna Farion. Criminal proceedings have been initiated under the article on premeditated murder, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
An attack on Iryna Farion took place in Lviv, which was classified as an attempted murder. The victim's condition is serious, and the police and the Security Service of Ukraine are working to solve the crime and find the attacker.
An attempt is made on Iryna Farion's life in Lviv, she is in intensive care with a head wound. Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk promptly report on the search for the attacker of Iryna Farion.
The chief specialist of Odesa RSA was exposed for corruption. He demanded $1,000 for influencing the receipt of a permit to reserve the company's employees from mobilization.
At night, SBU sea and air drones hit a Russian base on Lake Donuzlav in occupied Crimea. The headquarters, ammunition depot, power substation and other facilities were damaged.