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The Prosecutor General’s Office has been busy this year, uncovering numerous corruption and crime schemes across Ukraine. Recent activities include large-scale investigations into fraudulent deferral schemes linked to educational institutions in Kyiv and embezzlement in military contracts. The office has also been involved in prosecuting high-profile cases, such as the sentencing of a Kyiv woman who orchestrated a terrorist attack, and the arrest of officials implicated in illegal subsidy allocation. The PG Office remains vigilant in enforcing justice for war crimes in occupied territories and financial misconduct, reinforcing its crucial role in upholding the rule of law amid ongoing challenges.
What recent corruption schemes has the Prosecutor General’s Office uncovered?
Recent discoveries by the Prosecutor General’s Office include a fraudulent scheme granting conscription deferrals through private education setups, and embezzlement of road repair funds by the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration's deputy head. They have been diligent in efforts to expose these large-scale corruption networks.
How does the Prosecutor General’s Office handle cases of war crimes?
The Prosecutor General’s Office actively pursues war crime cases, filing indictments against organizations training children for military service in Crimea. They also collaborate internationally when Russian military personnel engage in crimes like missile strikes on civilian infrastructures, ensuring perpetrators face justice.
What legal actions has the Prosecutor General’s Office initiated recently?
Legal actions by the Prosecutor General’s Office include sentencing a woman to nine years for a terrorist act and prosecuting individuals involved in illegal surrogacy leading to infant deaths. Additionally, they have issued indictments for corruption among local Ukrainian officials to combat financial misconduct effectively.
What role does the Prosecutor General’s Office play in counter-terrorism efforts?
The Prosecutor General’s Office contributes significantly to counter-terrorism by prosecuting those involved in terrorist acts or supporting military operations against Ukraine. This includes intervening in scenarios where explosives were used in Kyiv and facilitating intelligence for other potential threats.
In what ways does the Prosecutor General’s Office impact Ukraine's legal and political landscape?
The Prosecutor General’s Office impacts Ukraine's landscape by ensuring legal proceedings are rigorous and transparent, particularly in corruption, war crimes, and professional misconduct. Their efforts are essential for Ukraine's European integration aspirations, reinforcing trust and stability within its judicial system.
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Explosion following Russian strike in Bucha district: five people injured; investigation will examine legality of storing explosive materials, – PGO The Office of the Prosecutor General has launched an investigation into allegations of waging a war of aggression and possible professional negligence in connection with the consequences of the enemy attack in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region. 5 228 20 Previously in trend: Explosion in Kyiv region Shelling of the Kyiv region
She filmed military unit in Khmelnytskyi region: Russian agent sentenced to 15 years. PHOTOS A 27-year-old woman caught by law enforcement officers in Khmelnytskyi in April last year collaborating with the Russian Federation was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of her property. 1 629 7 Previously in trend: Sentences for high treason Recruited FSB agents
SSU and GPO declare suspicion against two Russian commanders for shelling Prydniprovska TPP The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General have gathered evidence against two Russian commanders suspected of involvement in the missile strike on the Prydniprovsk Thermal Power Plant in October 2022. 491 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of energy and gas infrastructure
Telegram channel owner demanded $3,500 to remove compromising material about businessman: He fled to Germany, extradition being prepared The founder of a Telegram channel, who has been living in Germany as a refugee since 2022, has been notified of suspicion of extorting money in exchange for removing false information published about the head of a company and his business. 4 255 18 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds Anonymous Telegram channels
42 drug laboratories have been dismantled and psychotropic substances worth 540 million hryvnias have been seized: international special operation "RUBICON" has been completed. VIDEO&PHOTOS A large-scale international special operation, ‘RUBICON’, aimed at dismantling a transnational network involved in the industrial production and distribution of drugs and psychotropic substances, has been completed. 2 635 24 Previously in trend: Drug manufacturing and distribution Elimination of drug trade
"Former minister of DNR" and his accomplices, who deported 53 Ukrainian children, have been charged in absentia. VIDEO+PHOTO The Security Service and the Office of the Prosecutor General have compiled a comprehensive body of evidence regarding the deportation of 53 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast to Moscow in October 2022. 779 0
Criminal scheme uncovered during modernisation of infrastructure at state-owned enterprise ’Black Sea Commercial Port of Chornomorsk’. PHOTOS Based on information provided by the Security Service of Ukraine, a criminal scheme at the Black Sea branch of the State Enterprise ‘Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority’ has been uncovered during a pre-trial investigation conducted by the State Bureau of Investigations under the procedural supervision... 771 2
Member of Uzhhorod City Council failed to declare hotel complex worth 50 million: he is to stand trial A sitting member of the Uzhhorod City Council failed to declare in his asset declaration the use of a hotel and restaurant complex worth almost 50 million hryvnias, and also declared, together with his wife, cash totalling over 28 million hryvnias, the source of which is not substantiated by... 2 983 5 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Based on SSU and prosecution case files, propagandist from Mykolaiv region sentenced to 15 years in prison Based on evidence collected by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and prosecutors, a pro-Kremlin agitator was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SSU exposed him in April 2024 in Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region. 1 863 5 Previously in trend: High treason
150 ’teachers’ for 50 children: private school headteachers detained in the Kyiv region over a deferral scheme. VIDEO In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the illegal granting of deferrals from conscription through private educational institutions. 3 584 14 Previously in trend: Deferment for teachers
Planted explosives under serviceman’s car in Kyiv for $1,500: Woman sentenced to 9 years for terrorist attack ordered by Russia. VIDEO+PHOTOS A 24-year-old Kyiv woman has been found guilty of committing a terrorist attack in Kyiv’s Obolon district. The court sentenced her to nine years in prison with confiscation of property. 4 300 19 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine burning military cars
Police uncover illegal surrogacy scheme that led to deaths of two newborns. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the director of a private reproductive technology medical centre in Kyiv was notified of suspicion of recruiting a person for the purpose of exploitation through deception and abuse of the victim’s vulnerable... 1 823 5
Deputy head of Khmelnytskyi RMA exposed for receiving "kickbacks" for signing road repair contracts. PHOTOS The SSU’s Main Internal Security Directorate and the Office of the Prosecutor General have dismantled a large-scale scheme involving the embezzlement of budget funds allocated for road reconstruction. The comprehensive operation exposed a deputy head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military... 1 880 17
Children in occupied Crimea were trained to serve in Russian army: leaders of organizations will be tried for war crimes - Prosecutor General’s Office An indictment has been filed in court against the leaders of the "Union of Crimean Border Guards," the "Varyag" military-patriotic club, and the maritime training center of the same name. 425 1 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
Russian strike on arms exhibition in Kyiv region: Death toll rises to 12 The death toll from the Russian strike on an arms exhibition in the Kyiv region on 24 July has risen. 1 476 0 Previously in trend: Russian attack on a test site in the Kyiv region
Tortured prisoner of war and civilians in Zaporizhzhia: Rosgvardiya commander sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison. PHOTO Following a public prosecution by prosecutors from the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the court found the commander of a rosgvardiya unit guilty in absentia of cruel treatment of a Ukrainian prisoner of war and civilian residents (Article 438(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 1 581 10 Previously in trend: Torture during the occupation
14 million in cash for bogus disability claims: law enforcement officers have arrested group of doctors in Kharkiv region and revealed bedroom full of dollars. PHOTOS A scheme involving the illegal granting of disability status to conscripts has been uncovered in the Kharkiv region. For between 5,000 and 8,000 US dollars, they were helped to obtain documents entitling them to a deferment from mobilisation. 8 496 34 Previously in trend: Fake disability among prosecutors
Network of underground tobacco workshops has been dismantled in two regions: equipment, products and cash have been seized. VIDEO&PHOTOS Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, in collaboration with the National Police and the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, have shut down illegal cigarette manufacturing operations in the Lviv and Kharkiv regions. 2 341 15
Court remanded organiser of exhibition in Kyiv region – which had been targeted by Russian Federation – in custody without right to bail. PHOTO Today, 27 July, the court ordered Vasyl Honcharuk, the organiser of the exhibition in the Kyiv region that was shelled by the Russian Federation, to be remanded in custody for 60 days without the option of bail. 3 903 28 Previously in trend: Russian attack on a test site in the Kyiv region
Strike on training ground in Kyiv region: death toll rises to 11; court to determine pre-trial measure for exhibition organiser. PHOTOS The death toll from the Russian strike on the Kyiv region on 24 July has risen. 7 955 34 Previously in trend: Russian attack on a test site in the Kyiv region
Former UAF president Pavelko detained in Slovakia: Suspected of embezzling UAH 295 million Former president of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) has been detained in Slovakia. Preparations are underway for his extradition. 3 669 28 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds Detention of Ukrainians abroad
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... 3 022 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. 6 602 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. 2 053 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. 1 380 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... 1 483 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. 4 374 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. 11 588 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. 17 766 107 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. 8 936 138 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. 1 290 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. 844 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. 1 683 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. 486 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... 703 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... 977 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. 1 343 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. 885 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. 1 238 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. 2 212 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. 3 495 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. 8 517 103 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. 3 370 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. 2 572 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. 3 656 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. 4 099 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... 5 487 14 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia Killing of servicemen
Mercedes driver who caused fatal road accident in Kyiv has been charged. PHOTO Under the procedural supervision of juvenile prosecutors from the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, a 49-year-old driver has been notified that he is suspected of violating traffic safety regulations, resulting in the deaths of four people. 6 347 56 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents car accident in Kyiv
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