Arrest

Crimean fishing vessel Nord detained in Ukraine to be auctioned off The Ukrainian National Agency for Tracing, Recovery and Management of Crime Assets (ARMA) transferred attached Nord fishing vessel to SETAM OpenMarket state-owned enterprise for sale. 23.10.18 17:07 2 905 14 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Court sentences former PGO investigator Sus to 24h house arrest for two months. PHOTO Former investigator of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) Dmytro Sus, who is charged with embezzlement of property and false income statement, has been sentenced to 24-hour house arrest for two months. 28.07.17 10:59 13 882 13 Incidents

HACCU arrests Zhevaho, owner of Finance and Credit Group, in absentia in bribery case against former Supreme Court Chief Justice Kniazev An investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention on Kostiantyn Zhevaho, owner of the Finance and Credit group, who is suspected of bribing the former chairman and judges of the Supreme Court. Zhevaho is currently in France. 10.07.24 16:44 1 086 13 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Crimean Tatars, detained after raids in Russia-occupied Bakhchysarai, taken to FSB, - lawyer Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov says the Muslims detained after searches in Bakhchysarai on May 12 were taken to Russia's FSB in Crimea. He is sure the four detainees will be tried similar to other Crimean Tatars accused of ties with Hizb ut-Tahrir by the Russian prosecutor's office in Crimea. 12.05.16 15:40 2 807 13 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russian Justice Ministry's statement on Savchenko testifies that guilty verdict has been prepared for her, - Ukraine's Justice Minister Petrenko The statement by the Russian Justice Ministry on possibility of the Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko to return to Ukraine after the sentencing proves that the court has its ruling already prepared. 01.10.15 14:25 5 730 13 Ukrainian Politics

Captain of arrested Nord fishing trawler to remain in custody until treasury receives bail bond, - prosecutor's office Vladimir Gorbenko, the captain of arrested Kerch-registered fishing vessel Nord remains in custody despite the bail bond posted for him April 6. 10.04.18 15:34 3 380 13 Incidents

Seizure of Kyivstar’s shares may be lifted soon: American investments will come to company - media The seizure of part of Kyivstar's corporate rights may be lifted in the near future. Instead of nationalization, the company expects to receive American investments. 27.11.24 15:19 4 666 12

Blinken urged Americans to leave Russia after arrest of WSJ journalist US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned the arrest of The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Hershkovich and called on Americans in the Russian Federation to leave as soon as possible. 30.03.23 20:40 4 627 12 World

London court has approved the arrest of Tyshchenko, former owner of Fortuna Bank. DOCUMENT London High Court in a multi-million case allowed to arrest Mr Sergiy Tyshchenko, an owner of a bankrupt Fortuna Bank and an owner of a group of companies "Factor". 10.06.22 17:26 6 783 12 World

German arrests businessman suspected of selling engines for Orlan-10 drones to Russia The German businessman is suspected of violating the sanctions regime, namely selling engines for Russian Orlan-10 drones. 26.10.23 17:23 10 510 11 World

Praised Putin: Polish court refuses to arrest anti-Ukrainian activist Next week, the Gdynia prosecutor's office will decide whether to appeal the court's decision to refuse to arrest anti-Ukrainian activist Piotr N., known under the pseudonym "Nazar." 04.11.25 14:14 2 685 11 Previously in trend: Justifying Russia’s armed aggression Anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Poland

Court extends arrest for ex-SSU officers suspected of attempted murder of Budanov On October 7, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv extended the preventive measure in the form of detention for two more months for former employees of the State Security Service of Ukraine Andrii Huk and Oleksandr Derkach. They are accused of treason, terrorism, and illegal possession of weapons. Specifically, they are accused of attempting to assassinate the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov. 07.10.25 19:56 2 274 11 Previously in trend: assassination attempt on Budanov

Court extends house arrest for ex-judge Chaus Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has extended until December 14 the round-the-clock house arrest for Mykola Chaus, a former judge of the Dniprovsky District Court of Kyiv who is suspected of taking a bribe, the court's press service has told. 11.10.21 14:37 1 023 11 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainians Panov and Zakhtei earlier detained in Crimea secretly brought to Moscow’s Lefortovo prison week ago, - human rights activist Ukrainian citizens Yevhen Panov and Andrii Zakhtei who were unlawfully captured and arrested in occupied Crimea and later charged by Russia with plotting acts of sabotage on the peninsula were secretly taken to the Lefortovo prison in Moscow a week ago. 13.10.16 23:58 4 394 10 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

Parubii instructs Rada’s procedural committee to consider motion on stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity and his arrest Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andrii Parubii has instructed the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to promptly consider the motion regarding the stripping of the parliamentary immunity, arrest, and confinement of lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a member of Volia Narodu parliamentary group. 16.06.16 13:59 4 740 10 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Blinken held phone conversation with Lavrov over WSJ journalist’s detention (updated) The heads of the US and Russian foreign policy departments, Anthony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov, held their first telephone conversation since July 2022. 02.04.23 18:25 3 149 10 World

Prosecution requests to remand Uzhhorod Deputy Mayor Tsap without bail The Prosecutor's Office of the Zakarpattia region requested the court to remand without bail First Deputy Mayor of Uzhhorod Ishtvan Tsap, suspected of accepting a bribe. 30.01.17 19:28 4 310 9 Previously in trend: Grafters

Prosecutor's Office will ask to arrest Huzhva with bail option, - Lutsenko Ihor Huzhva, Chief Editor of Strana.ua, was detained last night on taking bribe for not running a defamation article against a certain Ukrainian MP. 23.06.17 16:39 3 690 9 Previously in trend: Huzhva case

23-year-old girl was arrested in occupied Mariupol for blue-yellow ribbon in her braids, - Andryushchenko In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the Russians arrested a 23-year-old girl for wearing a blue-yellow ribbon in her braids. 18.07.22 12:13 6 898 9 Previously in trend: War

In Russia, guardian of Yermokhin, teenager deported from Mariupol, was arrested: she was accused of child trafficking In Russia, law enforcement officers detained and sent Irina Rudnitskaya to a detention center. She is accused of trafficking two or more children. 03.11.25 17:56 3 007 9 Previously in trend: Abduction of children by Russia child trafficking

Former Berkut fighter Honcharenko returned into custody: he is suspected of killing Euromaidan activists Former fighter of Berkut secret forces unit Vitalii Honcharenko is suspected of murdering three people on Feb. 18, 2014 at Kyiv's Maidan. The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has changed the restraint measure from home arrest to jail for 60 days. 10.03.17 13:38 10 975 9 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Russian court arrests France 24 reporter Norris Trent in absentia for filming in Kursk region A Russian court has ordered the arrest of France 24 TV reporter Catherine Norris Trent, who is accused of allegedly illegally entering the Kursk region. 26.11.24 19:48 2 924 9

One of suspects in Kyiv shooting captured, - prosecutor's office The suspects involved in a car attack in the Obolon district of Kyiv, which killed one person and wounded another, have been identified. 25.12.15 16:59 9 523 9 Incidents

Ukraine's court arrests ex-Interior Minister Zakharchenko, his dpty Ratushniak in absentia in case of illegal import of Russian grenades into Ukraine Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has imposed pretrial restraint on former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Vitaliy Zakharchenko and his deputy Viktor Ratushniak in the form of detention in the case of illegal supplies of grenades from Russia and the organization of the embezzlement of funds of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine for their customs clearance. 20.04.21 14:51 1 375 9 Ukrainian Politics

Hijacker of EgyptAir plane arrested, - Cyprus Foreign Ministry The man who for no known motives hijacked an EgyptAir plane Tuesday morning has been arrested. 29.03.16 16:16 10 143 8 World

Court of appeal left former Odessa military commissar Borysov in custody The Kyiv Court of Appeal left in custody the former Odesa military commissar, Borysov Yevhen suspected of illegal enrichment. 15.11.23 17:45 2 570 8 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

IAEA is actively seeking explanations from Russians regarding detention of director of ZNPP Murashov, - Grossi The Russian occupiers confirmed to the IAEA the information about the temporary detention of the general director of the Zaporizhzhia NPP Ihor Murashov 01.10.22 19:49 1 513 7 War in Ukraine

Crimean lawyer Kurbedinov gets five-day prison term over 2013 post on Facebook The Kremlin’s rubberstamp court of the Kyiv district of the Russian-occupied city of Simferopol ruled to remand Crimean lawyer Emil Kurbedinov in custody for five days. 07.12.18 16:45 1 399 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Lawyer Kurbedinov charged with extremist propaganda over Facebook video, - journalist Kurbedinov was arrested in Crimea this morning. 26.01.17 16:42 8 030 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

DNR fighter who was taken prisoner in Zaporizhia direction, is sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. PHOTO The shooter of the motorized rifle brigade "Republican Guard" of the terrorist organization "DNR" was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for high treason. 21.06.22 11:48 5 568 7 Previously in trend: War

Kyiv developer Voitsekhovskyi bailed out, - media Developer Anatolii Voitsekhovskyi, suspected of tax evasion, was posted bail for today, July 27. 27.07.16 15:07 8 554 7 Incidents

Finland seizes more than 800 Russian freight cars due to EU sanctions - Reuters Finland seized 865 freight cars belonging to Russian companies under European Union sanctions. 05.07.22 14:25 3 503 7 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Law enforcement officers detained organizers of scheme to smuggle evaders to Transnistria for $13,000 in Odesa. PHOTOS In Odesa, law enforcement officers detained three men who organized the smuggling of draft evaders across the state border to unrecognized Transnistria. 02.01.25 13:21 1 547 6 Previously in trend: War

Handziuk's murder: Court arrests Manher and Levin for two months The Dniprovsky District Court in Kyiv city has arrested Vladyslav Manher and Oleksiy Levin for two months in the case on the murder of activist Kateryna Handziuk. 20.08.20 11:34 3 350 6 Previously in trend: Attack on Handziuk

British police arrest third man in Starmer-related arson case On the morning of May 19, London police arrested a third man as part of an investigation into a series of arson attacks in north London, including a fire in a house associated with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 19.05.25 19:38 2 987 6 Previously in trend: Arson of the house of Keir Starmer

Court considers extending arrest for ex-commander of 155th Brigade Riumshyn for another 6 months - media (updated) The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has begun considering a motion to extend the term of detention of Dmytro Riumshyn, the former commander of the 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Brigade. 15.04.25 15:04 1 098 6 Previously in trend: Arrest of generals

Court extends pre-trial detention for five ex-Berkut soldiers charged with murder of Maidan activists Sviatoshynskyi district court of Kyiv extended pre-trial detention for five former members of Berkut riot police who were charged with mass murder of Euromaidan activists. 25.04.17 17:18 3 039 6 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

In Poltava region sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment of 9 fighters of so-called "DPR", - SSU According to the Security Service of Ukraine, 9 militants of the so-called "DPR" who fought against Ukraine were sentenced to 15 years in prison in Poltava region. The attackers were detained during the liberation of Kharkiv region. 22.06.22 14:44 3 179 6 War in Ukraine

Kyiv SBU ex-head Shchoholiev, tried for counter-Maidan operation, left in custody The Kyiv court of appeal has rejected a complaint about the arrest of Oleksandr Shchoholiev, former head of the SBU in Kyiv and Kyiv region suspected of involvement in the murders at Maidan. 10.12.15 17:38 1 910 5 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Mindichgate: High Specialized Court of Ukraine upheld Fursenko’s arrest. Bail set at UAH 95 million. The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has upheld the preventive measure imposed on Ihor Fursenko, a defendant in a corruption case in the energy sector. He will remain in custody until January 8, with the possibility of bail set at 95 million hryvnia. 19.11.25 19:37 1 278 5 Previously in trend: Mindichgate

Moscow court extended Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko's arrest for three months, - Feygin Lefortovo court of Moscow has extended Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko's arrest for three more months, until Sept. 30. 27.06.17 15:28 1 434 4 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Сourt extends arrest of former SBU officer Shcheholiev, who led raid against Maidan, until Jan. 15, 2017 The Shevchenko district court of Kyiv has extended the arrest of former Security Service chief in Kyiv and the Kyiv region Oleksandr Shcheholiev, suspected of crimes against Maidan activists, until Jan. 15, 2017. 17.11.16 16:50 2 854 3 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Kyiv court sets pre-trial measure for Kolomoiskyi’s lawyer Serhii Stetsiuk Kyiv’s Pecherskyi District Court has ordered pre-trial detention for a lawyer linked to oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi, with bail set at UAH 4.239 million. 30.12.25 22:28 6 391 3 Previously in trend: Kolomoisky’s cases

Lawyer appeals Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko’s arrest The defense of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko accused of espionage in Russia appealed against extension of his pre-trial custody until late January. The counsel also intends to challenge his arrest at the European Court of Human Rights. 29.11.16 17:57 2 491 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russian court leaves journalist Sushchenko in custody for another six months, - lawyer On the first day of preliminary hearings in the case of Ukrinform correspondent Roman Sushchenko, Moscow City Court has extended his arrest until Sept. 16. The journalist's lawyer intends to appeal against this ruling on Wednesday. 28.03.18 11:14 1 819 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Three suspects in arson attack on defence factory in Czech Republic have been arrested Police in the Czech Republic have arrested three suspects in connection with the arson attack on a warehouse belonging to the LPP Holding arms factory in Pardubice; among them are citizens of the Czech Republic and the United States. 24.03.26 16:43 4 061 8 Previously in trend: Fire at a defense enterprise in the Czech Republic

HACC arrests judge of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City District Court suspected of taking bribe to facilitate mobilization evasion The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested Oleksandr Boiarskyi, a judge of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City District Court, with the possibility of bail of UAH 1 million 59 thousand. 16.01.24 18:25 1 425 2 Society

UK plans to direct seized money of Russian businessmen to restore Ukraine - Cleverly The UK Government is developing a mechanism that will allow to use the seized accounts of Russian businessmen under sanctions to rebuild Ukraine. 13.12.22 21:58 1 481 2 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War