Security Service of Ukraine

SBU officers neutralized an organized criminal group that extorted money from small businesses in frontline Dnipro, provoking conflicts, kidnapping victims, torturing them in the basement and demanding "tribute".

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a Russian agent, a contractor of one of the combat brigades in Donetsk region, who, through his father in Russia, passed coordinates of firing positions and military fortifications to the Russian Federal Security Service, which allowed for targeted air strikes on Ukrainian troops.

Artem Shyl, an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine, was taken into custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 30 million for leading an organized group that embezzled UAH 94. 8 million during the purchase of transformers under martial law.

The armed aggression against Ukraine unleashed by Russia and the Putin regime has a consequence in what is happening at Russian military facilities and oil refineries.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian air defense allegedly destroyed five drones over two regions overnight.

Ukraine plans to destroy the Crimean bridge, an illegal military facility, in the first half of 2024, The Guardian reports, citing anonymous Ukrainian military intelligence officials. The GUR notes that this information is not new.

The court adjourned the hearing on the choice of a preventive measure for SBU officer Artem Shyla, suspected of leading an organized group that embezzled UAH 94. 8 million during the purchase of transformers under martial law, to April 4.

SBU officer Artem Shilo and 6 other persons were served a notice of suspicion in the case of fraud involving embezzlement of almost UAH 95 million during procurement of Ukrzaliznytsia.

The Verkhovna Rada is awaiting a report from the head of the Security Service of Ukraine on the illegal wiretapping of journalists and the activities of the department previously headed by Artem Shilo, who was detained for allegedly leading an organized group to steal money during martial law.

Most russian cities have outdated and faulty air defense systems with defects, as modern weapons have been redeployed to the front in Ukraine, making them vulnerable to attacks by Ukrainian drones.

After a drone attack on a Russian factory in Tatarstan that produces kamikaze drones, the UN called for an end to attacks on "civilian infrastructure.

In Prykarpattia region, Ukrainian law enforcement officers neutralized an organized criminal group that manufactured and distributed large batches of amphetamine and other psychotropic substances, seizing 5 kg of drugs, cash, premium cars, and arresting the group's organizer and key members.

A Ukrainian military intelligence official has denied the use of foreign-made weapons during recent drone strikes on a russian company in Tatarstan that assembles Shakhty drones.

Ukraine plans to destroy the Crimean Bridge in the first half of 2024, according to anonymous officials of Ukraine's military intelligence service, the GUR, cited by The Guardian.

163 defenders from Odesa region took advantage of the state program of affordable mortgage lending "eOselya", with the regional administration compensating more than UAH 1 million.

A brother and sister are detained in Kharkiv region for scouting railroad tracks to help Russian forces plan sabotage against Ukrainian arms supply trains.

Volodymyr Nosov, founder of the WhiteBIT crypto exchange, received a unique award made of limestone and sand from UNITED24 signed by Zelenskyy for his significant donations totaling more than 415 million hryvnias to support Ukraine during the war.

russian propaganda falsely claims to have "captured Kyiv" in order to divert attention from its inability to defend its own territory and justify the continuation of the war against Ukraine.

Three individuals, including the head of a strategic state-owned enterprise, its beneficial owner and an accountant, were charged with causing UAH 3. 2 million in losses through a scheme involving overpriced contracts and falsification of documents.

The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to Sergei Bogatikov, CEO of the Russian design bureau Raduga, which produces cruise missiles used by Russia to strike civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including the April 2023 attack on a residential building in Uman that killed 23 people.

Officials of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection organized a corruption scheme that extorted millions of hryvnias from agricultural exporters every month for issuing export documents.

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an agitator who publicly threatened followers of the Hasidic movement in Zakarpattia region with physical violence and incited religious hatred, he faces up to 5 years in prison.

In Kherson, the SBU detained Russian informants who were preparing missile attacks on Ukrainian forces.

A Ukrainian long-range drone has hit a large oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, and caused a fire. This is a joint operation of the SBU and the GUR of Ukraine.

Ukraine has begun using artificial intelligence drones to bypass russian air defenses and precisely target russian energy facilities such as oil refineries, dealing a blow to russia's military economy.

An organized group headed by Artem Shilo, a former advisor to the Presidential Office and SBU officer, embezzled almost UAH 95 million by inflating prices for the purchase of transformers during martial law.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was spying on Ukrainian military aircraft and air defense facilities near Kryvyi Rih to obtain intelligence for potential missile strikes by Russia.

Ukraine has strict rules for companies to export and import arms, requiring them to obtain permission from the State Export Control Service, permits, security checks and compliance with criteria such as export control compliance, production capacity and the national interest.

A collaborator from Berdiansk, who owned several businesses, was detained in Kyiv for supplying construction materials - sand, gravel and cement - to russian companies for the construction of fortifications and anti-tank "dragon's teeth" in the temporarily occupied southern regions of Ukraine.

Former FSB assistant Danylo Hetmantsev is now not only a member of parliament from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party, but he also heads one of the most important committees of the Verkhovna Rada.