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The Office of Prosecutor General in Ukraine has been actively involved in handling significant legal cases throughout 2026. Key cases include the apprehension of former officials and law enforcement officers implicated in various criminal activities such as extorting money from cryptocurrency traders and protecting illegal "porn offices". Additionally, an investigation into Traitor Povalii has concluded with a 12-year sentence in absentia. Other notable cases involve suspicion notices served to high-ranking military officials and the sentencing of individuals for aiding enemy attacks. These cases highlight the ongoing commitment of Ukraine's legal authorities in delivering justice.
What major cases did the Prosecutor General's Office handle in 2026?
In 2026, the Prosecutor General's Office managed key cases involving criminal activities by former officials and law enforcement. This included extortion from traders, protection of illegal operations, and sentencing individuals for aiding Russian aggression, among others.
Who is Taisiia Povalii and what sentence did she receive?
Taisiia Povalii, a former Party of Regions MP and artist, was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison for her criminal involvement. Her case involved confiscation of all her property as per the judgment passed by the court.
What actions were taken against illegal "rehabilitation centres"?
Prosecutors have filed indictments against members of an organised group running illegal "rehabilitation centres" where nearly 300 people were detained. These actions underscore the office's efforts to dismantle unlawful operations across the country.
How is the Ukrainian government handling corruption in the police force?
The Ukrainian government continues to combat police corruption, as seen in the cases involving fraud, extortion, and protection of illegal enterprises. Several top law enforcement officials have been released on bail after being implicated in such schemes, reflecting ongoing efforts to reform the system.
What are the implications of recent fraud cases on Ukraine's legal system?
Recent fraud cases highlight challenges in the Ukrainian legal system, focusing on the need for stricter regulations and thorough investigations to deter crime. The involvement of high-profile individuals suggests systemic issues that legal authorities are striving to address.
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Prisoners were tortured, raped and left to freeze to death: two Russian sadists from Colony No. 7 in Vladimir region of Russian Federation have been identified. VIDEO The Office of the Prosecutor General has announced that charges have been brought against two Russian executioners who turned the detention of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian hostages at Penal Colony No. 7 (in the village of Pakino, Vladimir region, Russian Federation) into a systematic... 2 910 7 Previously in trend: Investigation of Russian war crimes
"Ukrainian Armor" calls on leadership of SSU and OGPU to be objective Ukrainian Armor LLC has published its official position on the events surrounding the company and refutes the statements made by the SSU and the OGPU. 6 534 36 Previously in trend: Ukrainian defense industry
Searches at "Ukrainian Armor" are disrupting operations and hindering weapons production, - Pashynskyi Searches at the company "Ukrainian Armor" are hampering the capabilities of Ukraine's defense-industrial complex. 2 008 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian defense industry
Supplied from EU: a drug dealer was arrested in Odesa with kilogram of cocaine worth $52,000. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers have dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network operating in Ukraine. In Odesa, a 41-year-old local resident was caught red-handed after organising the smuggling of cocaine from European Union countries. 1 335 9 Previously in trend: Drug manufacturing and distribution
Ukraine’s involvement in Nord Stream sabotage has not been established, - Prosecutor General’s Office As part of the investigation into the criminal proceedings concerning the Russian Federation’s waging of an aggressive war against Ukraine and the enemy’s commission of other unlawful acts against our state, the Office of the Prosecutor General has reviewed information regarding the sabotage of... 1 418 7 Previously in trend: Blasts on Nord Stream pipelines
Official from Chamber of Commerce and Industry and her son were detained for accepting €100,000 bribe from drone manufacturer, - SSU The SSU and the Office of the Prosecutor General have uncovered a bribery scheme targeting a manufacturer of combat drones. The suspects were detained while receiving the second installment of the illicit payment. 4 278 23 Previously in trend: Corruption in Ukraine Bribery in government
Berezovska’s murder: detained DIU employee and former law enforcement officer served notices of suspicion – Prosecutor General’s Office Two detained individuals — a former law enforcement officer and a current employee of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine — have been served notices of suspicion of the premeditated murder of Ukrainian citizen Anastasiia Berezovska. 11 442 33 Previously in trend: Murder in Kyiv Explosion targeting Yermolaiev in Monaco
Body of suspect in Yermolaev assassination attempt found: DIU officer and former military officer have been detained on suspicion of woman’s murder, – SSU. VIDEO The body of Ukrainian national Anastasia Berezovska has been found. She was suspected by the law enforcement authorities of the Principality of Monaco of attempting to murder a family within the Principality, an incident in which three people were injured, including a child. 17 687 107 Previously in trend: Explosion targeting Yermolaiev in Monaco
Driver of Nissan who caused road accident that left 12 people dead in Mykolaiv region has been charged, - Office of Prosecutor General The driver of a Nissan Murano, who caused an accident in the Mykolaiv region in which 12 people were killed and six were injured, has been charged. 8 863 138 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents Accident with a minibus
SSU, National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office have exposed a further four Russian agents involved in arson attacks in Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service, the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office have exposed a further four FSB accomplices who carried out contract arson attacks in the Kirovohrad and Odesa regions. 1 262 13 Previously in trend: Detention of arsonists
Substandard shelters for schools and military: 47-million-hryvnia scheme has been uncovered. PHOTOS Participants in the scheme embezzled over 47 million hryvnias of public funds during the procurement of modular shelters for schools, communities and military units. They supplied protective structures that did not comply with state building regulations. 823 10
Searches at Khmelnytskyi NPP are being conducted as part of investigation into embezzlement of approximately 12 million hryvnias by officials, - OPG Searches are being conducted at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant as part of an investigation into the embezzlement of approximately 12 million hryvnias during public procurement. 1 653 4 Previously in trend: Energy sector corruption
Commission for recruitment competition for posts at SAP is preparing to begin its work, - OGP The selection panel for the competition to fill vacant administrative posts at the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is preparing to begin its work. 457 0 Previously in trend: Anti-corruption reforms
Scheme to embezzle funds during construction of school shelter exposed in Khmelnytskyi region. PHOTOS Prosecutors of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office have notified a settlement head, the director of a construction company, and a technical supervision engineer of suspicion over the misappropriation of budget funds on an especially large scale and official forgery during the... 665 2
21 million UAH in unpaid taxes: new charges reported in case of mine supplies to Ministry of Defence. PHOTOS State Bureau of Investigation officers exposed a new episode of illegal activity by the management of a private company that manufactured explosive devices for the Defense Forces. It should be recalled that in early 2026, the Bureau dismantled a criminal organisation that had misappropriated... 945 4 Previously in trend: Tax violations Corruption in defence
Fictitious demining worth 49 million hryvnias: six participants in the scheme have been charged. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, six individuals have been notified that they are under suspicion of misappropriating public funds allocated for the humanitarian demining of agricultural land. 1 324 16 Previously in trend: financial fraud
Sexual violence as weapon of Russian Federation: 401 cases of crimes committed by occupiers have been recorded in Ukraine. INFOGRAPHICS Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 401 cases of conflict-related sexual violence committed by Russian occupiers against the civilian population have been officially recorded. 858 6
6.3 million UAH for shelters that offer no protection during shelling: former education official in Dnipropetrovsk region notified of suspicion. PHOTOS Prosecutors from the Synelnykove District Prosecutor’s Office have notified a former official that she is suspected of professional negligence resulting in serious consequences (Article 367(2) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The issue of a preventive measure is currently being considered. 1 207 4 Previously in trend: Construction of shelters
Paintings by Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi and Kalmykov worth over 26 million hryvnias were handed over to occupiers: former director of the Mariupol museum has been notified of suspicion. PHOTOS The former director of the Mariupol Local History Museum has been served with a notice of suspicion for facilitating the illegal appropriation by the occupying forces of unique works of art from the collections of the Arkhip Kuindzhi Art Museum. 2 170 17 Previously in trend: Russians are stealing Ukraine’s cultural values Russia steals cultural values
Su-24M plane crash in Khmelnytskyi region: analysis of flight recorder has begun, and official investigation has been launched. PHOTO An investigation is underway in the Khmelnytskyi region into the circumstances surrounding the crash of a military aircraft, in which two pilots were killed. 3 440 33 Previously in trend: losses of Ukraine Ukraine lost aircraft
Military man gets life sentence for shooting instructors at training center in Chernihiv region - Prosecutor General’s Office Following a public prosecution by prosecutors from the Chernihiv Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Defense Sector of the Central Region, a servicemember was sentenced to life imprisonment for the intentional murder of two instructors and the attempted murder of another. 8 444 103 Previously in trend: Killing of servicemen
Sold minors abroad: 38-year-old resident of Kryvyi Rih to stand trial. PHOTOS Prosecutors of the Kryvyi Rih Northern District Prosecutor's Office have sent an indictment to court against a 38-year-old resident of Kryvyi Rih. 3 285 7 Previously in trend: child trafficking Exposing human trafficking
Two captives after abduction: Russian soldiers convicted of crime against farmers in Donetsk region. VIDEO Two farmers from the Bakhmut district endured unlawful detention, interrogations under threat, being transported blindfolded, a journey lasting several days through occupied territory, and being taken prisoner again. 2 540 1 Previously in trend: Investigation of Russian war crimes
Army corps officials suspected of extorting money from soldiers: charged with 274,000 UAH. PHOTOS Three officials from an army corps in the Kharkiv region are suspected of extorting money from soldiers. 3 631 13 Previously in trend: Bribe-takers in military units
Serviceman stole General Cherry’s FPV drones from military unit and sold them, he was detained – Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO Law enforcement officers in the Donetsk region have detained a sergeant, a senior combat medic of a company of unmanned aerial systems, who is suspected of stealing and selling16 FPV drones made by General Cherry. 4 048 27 Previously in trend: Production of drones Robbery of military
Russia ordered murder of DIU representative Yusov for $100,000: enemy agent who was preparing assassination has been detained. PHOTOS Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, a contract killing of a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, who is also the deputy head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners... 5 454 14 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia Killing of servicemen
Kyiv road accident: 12-year-old boy, two men and woman killed, investigation launched, Prosecutor General’s Office says A criminal investigation has been launched into the fatal road accident in Kyiv on June 5, which killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy. 9 421 50 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents car accident in Kyiv
Former judge Bohomolova, who passed information about "Azov" fighters to occupiers, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, - Kravchenko. VIDEO Larysa Bohomolova, a former judge at the Poltava District Court in Poltava Oblast (seconded from the Berdiansk City and District Court in Zaporizhzhia Oblast), has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for high treason. 8 471 32 Previously in trend: Sentences for high treason
Almost 1.7 kg of dangerous PVP: psychotropic drug smuggling exposed at Romanian border. PHOTOS At the Ukrainian-Romanian border, law enforcement officers prevented a large consignment of the highly dangerous psychotropic substance PVP from being smuggled into Ukraine. 956 1 Previously in trend: distribution of drugs
Case of NABU detective Husarov was closed due to expiration of statute of limitations, - Prosecutor General’s Office The prosecutor's office has not dropped the charges in the case against NABU detective Viktor Husarov. 1 794 19 Previously in trend: Viktor Husakov’s case
Charges have been brought against Russian military personnel who ordered missile strike on high-rise building in Odesa in April 2022 The Security Service, the Office of the Prosecutor General, and the National Police have gathered evidence against two members of the command structure of Russian armed groups who organized an airstrike on a 16-story residential building in Odesa on April 23, 2022. 697 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of Odesa
Without reform, SBI and Prosecutor General’s Office, we have no chance of joining the EU, - Shabunin Ukraine will have no chance of joining the European Union without reforming the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General. 1 322 21 Previously in trend: Reforms in Ukraine
Traitor Povalii sentenced to 12 years in prison: all her property confiscated Former Party of Regions MP and turncoat artist Taisiia Povalii has been sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison with confiscation of all her property. 5 823 29
In Dnipro, notice of suspicion served to man who raped and strangled 11-year-old boy. PHOTOS (updated) In Dnipro, law enforcement officers detained a 40-year-old man reasonably suspected of the brutal murder and rape of an 11-year-old child. 8 133 46
Created armed gang and extorted around $2.2 million from ’cryptocurrency traders’: former police colonels to stand trial, – Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTOS An investigation has been completed into four serving officers (at the time the offences were committed) of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, one officer from the Kyiv City Police Department – including police colonels –... 3 717 43 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds
Top National Police officials in case over protection of "porn offices" released from custody on bail – Prosecutor General’s Office All officials of regional units of the National Police of Ukraine who are involved in the corruption case over a scheme to protect "porn offices" have been released from pre-trial detention after bail was posted. 7 090 62 Previously in trend: National Police porn office protection scheme
Strike on Mykolaiv in October 2022: mother and son sentenced to up to 15 years for aiding enemy attack, – Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTOS A 53-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son have been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with confiscation of property for orchestrating a Russian attack on Mykolaiv in October 2022, which resulted in the deaths of several people, including a child. 1 520 8 Previously in trend: Shelling of Mykolaiv
Nine Ukrainian citizens who fought on side of Russian Federation have been given actual prison sentences – 15 years with confiscation of property. PHOTO Nine men who fought against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation have been given prison sentences. 2 699 7 Previously in trend: High treason
Two individuals have been notified of suspicion of defrauding former high-ranking official of 7 million hryvnias. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of the Shevchenkivskyi District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv, two men aged 19 and 26 have been notified that they are under suspicion of aiding and abetting fraud. 7 456 57 Previously in trend: financial fraud
Case of pseudo-rehabilitation centres, where nearly 300 people were illegally detained, has been referred to court. PHOTOS On 11 May 2026, prosecutors from the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment with the court against four members of an organised group who had set up and operated a network of illegal ‘rehabilitation’ centres in Zhovti Vody and Shakhtarsk. 997 4 Previously in trend: Fraudulent schemes
Court remands former "Servant of People" Dubinskyi in custody until June 5 – Prosecutor General’s Office Ukrainian MP and former Servant of the People lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskyi, who is suspected of high treason, has been remanded in custody until June 5 without the right to post bail. 2 030 30 Previously in trend: Dubinskyi’s case
Ukrainian Armed Forces major suspected of extorting 100,000 UAH for supplying food to troops in Odesa. PHOTO A major – the head of a food depot at one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ supply centres in Odesa – has been served with a notice of suspicion. 1 445 9 Previously in trend: Corruption in defence
Member of Russian State Duma has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for supporting aggression against Ukraine, - Office of Prosecutor General A member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the "United Russia" party has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, with confiscation of property. 1 612 13 Previously in trend: Justifying Russia’s armed aggression
Former law enforcement officer detained on suspicion of looting during occupation of Chernihiv region, - Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTO A former law enforcement officer has been charged with a new offence relating to the theft of property during the temporary occupation of part of the Chernihiv region. 1 928 11 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Alcohol disguised as diplomatic cargo: scheme worth over 4 million hryvnias exposed. VIDEO+PHOTOS Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, in collaboration with detectives from the Economic Security Bureau, have uncovered a group that had organised the import of alcohol into Ukraine under the guise of diplomatic cargo, with the intention of subsequently selling it on the... 3 509 11
SSU officer was arrested for taking $34,000 bribe to defer mobilisation. PHOTO Law enforcement officers have uncovered and put a stop to the illegal activities of a serving SSU officer and his accomplice, a businessman, who had organised a scheme involving the fictitious employment of men to secure deferrals from conscription. 4 781 21 Previously in trend: Grafters Bribery in the SSU
Tyshchenko will be brought to next court hearing by force, - Office of Prosecutor General A court order was issued for the compulsory appearance of MP Mykola Tyschenko, as he had failed to attend previous court hearings. 4 132 26 Previously in trend: Tyshchenko’s case
Russian military personnel have been notified of suspicion in shooting of woman in Bucha, another will face trial for cruel treatment. PHOTOS Two servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces have been charged with murdering a civilian woman during the temporary occupation of the city of Bucha. An indictment has also been sent to court against another individual on charges of cruel treatment. 1 127 3 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia
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