Arrest

Signatories to Rome Statute will have to arrest Putin and his entourage - Danilov Following the International Criminal Court’s decision to arrest Russian President Putin and Russian children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova, 123 countries that have ratified the Rome Statute will have to arrest Russian officials if they enter their territories. 17.03.23 20:27 6 390 57 World

Court arrests suspect in murder of Sobolev’s son for two months with no bail Shevchenkivskyi court of Kyiv arrested one of the suspects in the murder of the son of Kyiv regional council Vyacheslav Sobolev without the right for a bail. 04.12.19 15:54 8 183 57 Incidents

No Other Cell Has a Surveilance Camera. Only Tymoshenko's, Says Kuzhel. VIDEO Female members of the opposition visited Kachanovskaia colony to investigate the conditions in which the prisoners are held. 17.01.13 11:03 4 403 57 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Russian "authorities" in Crimea putting down dissent: occupation opponents either arrested or excluded, - Freedom House In 2015, the international human rights organization Freedom House has found an overall drop in freedom in the world which has been observed for the ninth consecutive year. 27.01.16 11:06 9 149 57 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Belarus' KGB confirms arrest of Ukrainian businessman Skyba on corruption charges The State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus confirmed the detention of Minsk Tractor Plant’s Chief Metallurgist Andrei Karas and Oleksandr Skyba, CEO of Weighing Material Plant PJSC based in government-held Kostiantynivka, the Donetsk region. 29.11.17 16:33 33 007 56 World

Court did not extend Chervinskyi’s detention, but they may try to arrest him without trial - lawyer Lysenko The preparatory court hearing in the case of SSO Colonel Roman Chervinskyi, which was postponed three times by the panel of the Kirovohrad District Court of Kirovohrad region because the victims were not properly notified, did not take place today. Although, despite the inadequate notification of the victims, the court wanted to consider the prosecution’s motion to extend the term of detention of the former intelligence officer, the hearing was postponed throughout the day due to numerous air raids, and then the judges ran out of time. Therefore, tomorrow Roman Chervinskyi is to be released from custody. 19.04.24 21:03 11 898 56 Ukrainian Politics

Son of former Ukrainian PM Azarov sees his Italian property arrested Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has arrested two houses in Olbia, Italy belonging to Oleksii Azarov, as well as a bank account of Agosto 2012 srl company. 03.08.15 11:01 14 380 55 Ukrainian Politics

Corruption in drone procurement: Servant of People MP Kuznietsov arrested with bail set at UAH 8 million High Anti-Corruption Court rules on pretrial restraint for Servant of the People MP Oleksii Kuznietsov in drone procurement corruption case. 04.08.25 16:36 5 578 54 Previously in trend: Drone procurement corruption

Court arrests two defendants in "May 2" case The court has granted the motion by the prosecutor's office to arrest two defendants in the case of May 2, 2014 events in Odesa who are charged with a crime against foundations the national security of Ukraine. 19.09.17 10:46 17 140 54 Ukrainian Politics

Former head of State Investments Agency Kaskiv apprehended in Panama, asks for political shelter Former head of the State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv asked for political shelter in Panama. 10.09.16 13:56 13 324 54 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

PGO requests court to place "diamond prosecutor" Korniiets in detention and transfer bail posted for him to state budget, - Sakvarelidze Former Deputy Prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets is deliberately dragging out the trial. 19.11.15 13:22 14 577 54 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

Vice President of PACE: Tymoshenko Situation is an Anomaly That is Hard to Understand Vice President of PACE Rene Ruke considers Ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko a political prisoner. 16.01.13 13:59 5 569 54 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Speaker Parubii signs resolution on Onyshchenko's arrest Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii has signed the resolution sanctioning the criminal prosecution of people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko in the presence of journalists. 05.07.16 17:05 10 811 53 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Mykolaiv region deputy governor remanded in two-month custody The Prymorskyi district court of Odesa has remanded First Deputy Head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Mykola Romanchuk, suspected of bribery, in a two-month custody with a possibility of posting 5.512 million hryvnia (approx. $220,316) in bail. 08.06.16 17:06 33 199 52 Ukrainian Politics

Rebellion in Party of Regions: Independents Refuse to Give Up Their Voting Cards People's Deputy (Party of Regions) Viktor Bondar said that plurality district candidates who ran as independent candidates and joined the faction of the Party of Regions are not giving up voting cards. 18.01.13 12:04 14 733 51 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case Button Pushers

Lutsenko “Celebrated” 2 years of His Arrest by Accusing Kuzmin of a Crime. VIDEO Former Interior Minister Yurii Lutsenko made a statement about the crime of Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin and other officials of the prosecutor's office. This is how he “celebrated” two years from the date of his arrest. 26.12.12 10:43 5 970 51 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Rada strips MP Bakulin of immunity, authorizes his detention The Ukrainian parliament gave its consent to detain and place Opposition bloc faction MP Yevhen Bakulin in pretrial custody in order to bring him to criminal responsibility. The lawmakers also supported stripping Bakulin of parliamentary immunity. 15.03.18 15:01 16 058 51 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity

Hitting by car of National Guardsman at checkpoint: Prosecutor’s office asks court to arrest Judge Tandir without bail The Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office submitted to the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv a petition to choose a preventive measure against the judge of the Makariv District Court, Oleksii Tandyr, who was in a car that hit a National Guardsman at a checkpoint on the night of May 26. 27.05.23 19:47 4 441 51 Previously in trend: Drunk driving

"We must prove Vitalii Markiv's innocence," - Italian lawyer of Ukrainian National Guards serviceman, detained in Italy Italian lawyer of Vitalii Markiv calls upon everyone who was with him in the Donbas to testify in the case. He invites witnesses to come to Italy, but is as well ready to arrive and gather evidence in Ukraine. 10.07.17 12:00 11 556 50 Ukrainian Politics

“Sushchenko deprived of right to counsel. FSB realizes situation could change drastically if I meet with my client,” – lawyer Feygin According to preliminary information, Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko was taken hostage by the FSB Sept. 30 – on the day of his arrival in the territory of Russia. 04.10.16 11:12 17 095 49 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"Ukraine obtained justice through political and diplomatic efforts," - ambassador on Crimean wines seized from Russian exposition in Italy The Russian Federation was warned about the inadmissibility of displaying wines from occupied Crimea at Vinitaly international exhibition in Verona, Italy. 12.04.17 18:45 15 321 49 Incidents

Court Postponed Tymoshenko Case Hearing: Judge Just Read What Was Written For Him. VIDEO Serhiy Vlasenko accuses judge Kostyantyn Sadovskyy of Kyiv district court of Kharkiv of ignoring defense motions in the case of Yulia Tymoshenko's abuse as the head of United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU). 13.11.12 12:45 4 549 48 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

PGO to ask for "diamond prosecutor" Korniiets' arrest; pressure being put on investigators, - Deputy Prosecutor General Kasko The pressure put on the General Prosecutor's Office investigators who detained Oleksandr Korniiets and Volodymyr Shapakin has increased since the investigation started to look at other possible crimes conducted by the "diamond prosecutors." 21.10.15 12:43 28 634 47 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

Penitentiary Service is Lying Again, Says Batkivschyna. DOCUMENT The Prison Service is spreading lies about Yulia Tymoshenko. 13.02.13 14:38 3 162 46 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Court arrests two attackers of cash-in-transit van in Zaporizhia region Ordzhonikidze district court in Zaporizhia imposed pretrial confinement against members of the crime ring involved in attacks on cash-in-transit vans. 18.07.16 22:54 21 103 45 Incidents

Russian court arrests Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko for two months The Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested Ukrainian citizen Roman Sushchenko for two months on Oct. 1. 03.10.16 12:19 14 962 45 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russia court extends arrest for all captive Ukraine sailors and SBU officers The Moscow Lefortovo Court extended the arrest of four remaining captive Ukrainian sailors until April 24, 2019. 16.01.19 12:35 5 716 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia Azov Sea blockade

PGO confirms attachment of assets owned by son of fugitive former Ukraine’s PM in Italy Prosecutor General's Office confirmed the arrest of real estate and bank accounts of the son of ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov Oleksii in Italy. 03.08.15 17:43 8 108 45 Economics

Former EP President: We Are Afraid That Tymoshenko and Lutsenko Will Not Be the Last Victims of the Regime. VIDEO Former European Parliament President Ezhi Buzkek is confident that the release of political prisoners in Ukraine is a necessary measure for open and comprehensive cooperation with the European Union. 17.10.12 16:35 4 178 45 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Paid SSU Staff Witnesses are Involved in Shcherban Case, Opposition Claims. VIDEO A mysterious man, who is being questioned in the Shcherban murder case is the Security Service of Ukraine's staff witness." 06.02.13 13:26 6 556 44 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Prison Employees will not Take Tymoshenko to Kyiv - Witness Got Sick Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not be taken to the Kyiv Court of Appeals to participate in today's hearing. 19.02.13 07:47 3 125 44 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Judge Was Ordered to Quickly Interrogate Tymoshenko, Says Lawyer. VIDEO The regime once again violated the rights of Yulia Tymoshenko, trying to question her in a video conference on the Shcherban case. 06.02.13 14:09 5 837 44 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Court attached property of 145 former prosecutors of Crimea and authorized their detention The Investigation department of the Directorate representing interests of the citizens or the State in court, fighting crime and corruption in the temporarily occupied territory of the Crimean peninsula of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine conducted pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings against the former prosecutors of Crimea for committing a crime under Part 1 of the Article 111 of the Criminal Code (high treason). 18.08.15 17:34 10 057 44 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

ICC Prosecutor Demands Arrest Warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Three Hamas Leaders International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan seeks an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In addition to Netanyahu, arrest warrants were sought for Israel’s defense minister and three Hamas leaders. He has reasons to consider them guilty of war crimes committed on the territory of Israel and in the Gaza Strip. 20.05.24 15:16 8 072 43 World

Ukrspetsexport ex-CEO Bondarchuk apprehended in London, - Lutsenko On March 15, former head of Ukrspetsexport (Ukrainian Special Export) state enterprise Serhii Bondarchuk was arrested in London. 17.03.17 16:12 19 941 43 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Pecherskyi district court arrested apartment and house of Energy Minister Nasalyk Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has arrested an apartment and a house of Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk, according to a court ruling published in the Unified State Register of Judicial Decisions. 16.08.17 16:15 19 533 43 Ukrainian Politics

Chief Psychiatrist of AFU Druz, who is suspected of taking large bribe, was sent to custody. Bail is UAH 49 million Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court has imposed a pre-trial restriction on the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz. He is suspected of illicit enrichment of $1 million during a full-scale war. 22.01.25 18:22 14 003 42

Court places Skhidnyi Plant CEO Sorokin under pre-trial night-time house arrest. PHOTO Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv placed Director of Skhidnyi (Eastern) Mineral Processing Plant Oleksandr Sorokin under night-time house arrest pending trial. 26.04.17 22:57 8 341 42 Previously in trend: Martynenko case trial

Court sentenced MoD procurement department director Hulevych to home arrest. PHOTO The Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has sentenced MoD procurement department director Volodymyr Hulevych, suspected of embezzlement of 149 million hryvnia of public funds, to 24h home arrest. 13.10.17 11:00 12 875 42 Previously in trend: Deputy defense minister Pavlovskyi detained

Tymoshenko’s Hospital Surrounded by Berkut Special Forces Kharkiv Ukrzaliznytsya hospital where Yulia Tymoshenko is being treated is surrounded by Berkut special forces policemen. 22.01.13 11:52 4 893 42 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

"Russia ultimately doomed itself to isolation from civilized world," – PM Hroisman on Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko’s arrest Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman condemns the illegal detention and confinement of journalist for Ukrainian news agency Roman Sushchenko in Russia and urges the international community to make a stand for him. 03.10.16 15:19 9 532 42 Incidents

Savchenko's Lawyer Says She Was Transferred to Moscow for Mental Health Examination Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko was transferred from Voronezh jail. 24.09.14 10:58 10 798 42 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Former TV presenter Max Nazarov sent to custody for 60 days: bail set at UAH 12 million. VIDEO The Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv remanded former TV host of Medvedchuk and Muraiev's channels Max Nazarov (Nazar Diorditsa) in custody for 60 days with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million. 21.01.25 13:28 7 105 40

Businessman Mazepa is released on bail The founder of Concorde Capital, businessman Ihor Mazepa, is released on bail. 23.01.24 22:17 10 295 40 Incidents

Court Arrests District Administrative Court Head’s Brother Zontov, Sets Bail At UAH 35 Million The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested brother of Head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv, Pavlo Vovk, Yuriii Zontov, into custody and set an alternative of a bail of UAH 35.1 million. 09.04.21 14:55 5 832 39 Ukrainian Politics

Liubotyn mayor arrested for bribery Chervonozavodskyi District Court in Kharkiv arrested Liubotyn mayor, suspected of bribery, for two months. 04.04.15 16:22 4 411 39 Ukrainian Politics

Surovikin was arrested after Prigozhin’s uprising, - Russian mass media In Russia, after the uprising of the fighters of the "Wagner" PMC led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the Air and Space Forces, the deputy commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, General Serhii Surovikin, was arrested. He is now behind bars. 29.06.23 09:14 19 846 39 Previously in trend: Prigozhin's uprising

Zhevaho was put under extradition arrest in France - SBI Court of Chambry, France, ruled on extradition of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Kostyantyn Zhevaho. 29.12.22 19:42 6 229 39 Ukrainian Politics