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The crime landscape in Ukraine and Russia has seen significant developments. Recent cases include the exposure of a criminal group involved in property fraud in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk, and the pardoned Russian soldier Artem Buchin's heinous crimes. Crime rates in Ukraine, notably involving weapons, have surged, prompting the Ukrainian Prosecutor General to call for life sentences for crimes against children. In Russia, legal actions against perpetrators of war crimes continue, with over 183,000 war-related crimes recorded. Additionally, hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland are rising, complicating refugee integration. Law enforcement efforts, such as the dismantling of a kidnap gang in Odesa, underscore the ongoing fight against organized crime.
What measures are being taken by Ukraine to address rising crime rates?
The Ukrainian government, led by its Prosecutor General, is advocating for stronger legislation, including life sentences for crimes against children. Law enforcement agencies are actively dismantling criminal groups, evidenced by recent busts in Kyiv, Odesa, and other regions. Efforts are also in place to address crime against refugees and enhance public safety.
How is Russia dealing with crimes committed by its 'special military operation' participants?
Russia faces challenges managing crimes committed by individuals involved in military operations, highlighted by repeat offenses from pardoned soldiers like Artem Buchin. Despite life sentences being imposed, the issue remains prevalent, necessitating a systematic legal and societal response.
What legal actions are taken against hate crimes in Poland targeting Ukrainians?
The rise in hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland has been noted by international observers. Although specific actions by Polish authorities weren't detailed, ongoing monitoring and advocacy for increased protection for refugees are in place to address this alarming trend.
How significant is the role of organized crime in the reported Ukrainian crime surge?
Organized crime significantly contributes to Ukraine's crime surge, with notable cases like large-scale fraud and kidnapping rings being exposed. These groups often exploit wartime conditions, necessitating rigorous law enforcement actions and reforms to curb such activities effectively.
Why is there a call for changes in the Ukrainian legal system regarding crimes against children?
Due to a marked increase in incidents involving minors, including over 2,300 children victimized in criminal cases, Ukrainian legal authorities are advocating for reforms. The proposed changes aim to introduce harsher penalties to provide justice and deterrence, and to prevent the victimization of children further.
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Five suspected of apartment fraud in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk Law enforcement officers in Kyiv have exposed an organised criminal group that illegally seized properties in the capital and Ivano-Frankivsk. 2 817 3 Previously in trend: Fraudulent schemes
Rapist pardoned by Putin has killed woman and child again: ’participant in special military operation’ has been convicted in Russia. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Russia, yet another "hero of the special military operation" – Artem Buchin, a soldier from the Perm Krai – has been sentenced to life imprisonment. 6 010 9 Previously in trend: Russians are killing their own
Former "overseers" of Kyiv pre-trial detention centre created large-scale gang of kidnappers and robbers: 12 participants detained, - Nebytov. VIDEO+PHOTOS The criminal police, together with investigators from the Main Investigation Department, have exposed a large-scale criminal organisation behind many crimes in Ukraine. 6 766 22 Previously in trend: Police workdays Police detention
In Russia’s Kemerovo, man stabbed female pensioner in shop: "That’s it, I’m off to SMO! You f#cking scumbags! Christ is risen!". VIDEO In Russia’s Kemerovo, another manifestation of the "Russian world" has been recorded, where criminal offenses become a legal ticket to the front. According to Censor.NET, a local resident attacked an elderly woman in broad daylight, counting on impunity due to his participation in the war... 15 079 25
Over 2,300 children victimized in criminal cases: Prosecutor General Kravchenko urges MPs to support life sentences for crimes against children. VIDEO Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has called on parliamentarians to support changes to legislation that would impose mandatory life imprisonment for the intentional murder and rape of minors. 1 448 12 Previously in trend: Children are victims of war Murder of children Russia’s Crimes Against Children in Ukraine
Poland sees rise in crimes and hate speech against Ukrainians, - Bloomberg Poland, which has become the main refuge for millions of Ukrainians, has seen a noticeable increase in crimes and expressions of hatred against refugees. This alarming trend undermines the solidarity that prevailed in the first months of the full-scale invasion and complicates the integration of... 3 271 16 Previously in trend: Ukrainians in Poland
Zelenskyy: More than 183 thousand Russian crimes have been recorded. Perpetrators must be held accountable As of today, more than 183 thousand crimes related to Russian aggression have been recorded in Ukraine. 838 12 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia
Lviv businessman and his criminal organization supplied low-quality clothing to Armed Forces of Ukraine worth over UAH 1 billion: indictment sent to court - SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation jointly with the State Audit Service completed a pre-trial investigation against a Lviv businessman and his criminal organisation that supplied low-quality military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 6 465 12
NRC receives data on GRU war criminal from annexed Crimea. PHOTO + DOCUMENT NRC (National Resistance Center) has identified Russian serviceman Yan Sadovnik, who is involved in the annexation of Crimea, participation in the Syrian conflict and the war against Ukraine. 3 750 4 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea War
Number of crimes involving weapons increased 42 times compared to 2021, - Ministry of Internal Affairs The number of crimes committed with weapons and ammunition has increased 42 times compared to 2021. 1 432 8 Previously in trend: War
Russia plans to legalize crimes in occupied territories - National Resistance Center The Russians are pursuing a policy of integrating the "legal field" of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories. 4 920 5
SSU, criminal group that terrorized residents of Dnipro, was neutralized. VIDEO&PHOTOS. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Security Service continues the systematic fight against organized crime, which threatens the state security of Ukraine in wartime conditions. As a result of the special operation in Dnipro, a criminal group that terrorized and tried to keep local residents in fear was neutralized. 11 820 34
Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Odesa, - Ukraine’s top policeman names cities with highest crime rate National Police Chief Serhii Kniaziev says Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and Odesa top the list of Ukrainian cities with the highest crime rate. 24 538 74
Kidnapping ring members apprehended in Odesa region, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in conjunction with the local prosecutors detained members of the crime ring who had been abducting people in the Odesa region for several years and holding them to ransom. 19 124 7
"I am certain there will be case in The Hague's Criminal Court against Putin and his cronies," - Justice Minister Petrenko Ukraine's Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko believes that the International Criminal Court will hear a separate case on Russian President Putin's involvement in the Donbas war crimes. 13 948 27 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Avakov publishes results of criminal police performance over 12-month period. INFOGRAPHICS (in Ukrainian) Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has published the results of the work of Ukraine's criminal police over the 12-month period. 37 422 93 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Poroshenko blasts Saakashvili for "empty talking" and poor work as Odesa governor During his working visit to the Odesa region, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko went negative on the work of the Odesa Regional State Administration at the time it was led by Mikheil Saakashvili. 73 609 361 Previously in trend: Odesa Governor Saakashvili
Poroshenko to instruct Odesa police authorities to restore order in city and region President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko intends to instruct the Odesa law enforcers to stabilize the situation in the city and across the region. 9 833 61
Commanders in charge of Kniazhychi special operation were in restaurant during shootout, - Lutsenko Commanders in charge of the special operation in Kniazhychi were in a restaurant during the shootout when several policemen were killed. 124 858 262 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting
Ukrainian soldier joined militants after committing grave crime, - Staff A serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine defected to the Russian militants yesterday, Dec. 1, after committing a grave crime. 240 015 268
Russia's Investigative Committee accuses Ukrainian officers of shelling civilians in Donbas Russian Prosecutor's Office Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against Ukrainian security agencies for alleged war crimes committed in the eastern Donbas region. 11 640 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Parliament fails to amend "Savchenko law" Ukrainian lawmakers have refused to amend the law counting one day of pre-trial detention as two days of imprisonment so as it does not apply to those convicted for grave and especially grave crimes. 17 482 71
"I felt like biological material," - Ukrhazvydobuvannia's former CEO on five tormenting years in captivity Almost five years ago, Oleh Seminskyi, the then head of Ukraine's largest private gas producing company Ukrhazvydobuvannia, was abducted outside his house in Kyiv by a group of people. He was taken away from the city, put in a cell and severely beaten. 69 444 59
Police free kidnapped Odesa businesswoman in Kyiv. VIDEO The National Police of Ukraine have successfully freed a woman who was kidnapped in Odesa on Nov. 2. The abductors demanded a ransom of $200,000. 60 166 43 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Significant crime surge expected in upcoming year, - Interior Minister Avakov The minister is certain that releasing recidivists under 'Savchenko law' (stipulating for counting one day in a pre-trial detention as two days of jail term) will lead to grave consequences. 49 169 171
Crime rate increased by 23 percent due to poverty, Savchenko law, and policemen lacking motivation, - Police Chief Dekanoidze The crime rate in Ukraine has increased by 23 percent in 2016 with property theft accounting for approximately 60 percent of all crimes. 10 875 51 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Law enforcers detain drug dealers operating in four Ukrainian cities, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS Members of the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office and Interior Ministry’s Department of Internal Security carried out 57 raids at premises used by a ring of drug dealers in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, and Dnipro. 44 183 81
"No war between PGO and NABU, as well as between me and Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko," – NABU Head Sytnyk There is no conflict between the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO). 16 351 43 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
House of fallen hero Oleksandr Shvets robbed during his funeral, - head of Lviv Regional State Administration During the funeral of anti-terrorist operation (ATO) soldier Oleksandr Shvets, unknown perpetrators robbed his family's house. 35 476 44
Three robbers beat man in Kyiv, robbed him of $110,000. PHOTOS Three unknown armed persons assaulted a man in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, robbed him of $110,000 and fled in a car. 61 368 110 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Ukrzaliznytsia executive abducted in Kyiv as shooting occurred, - media. PHOTO Head of the Power Supply Department of Ukrzaliznytsia state railway operator Valerii Liudmyrskyi has been kidnapped in Kyiv. 53 579 105
Executives of Khreshchatyk Bank misappropriated 81 mln hryvnia, - prosecutor Pre-trial investigation into activities of 16 executives of Kyiv regional department of Khreshchatyk Bank involved into embezzlement of depositors' money has been finished. 13 465 46 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Armed bandits tried to rob security van in Zaporizhia region, - National Police. PHOTOS A security van is reported to have been attacked in the Zaporizhia region. 57 413 94 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Notorious Aidar fighter Rubezh released on parole, - journalist Olha Reshetylova Today, Aidar Battalion fighter Ihor "Rubezh" Radchenko, suspected of committing a series of crimes, has been remanded on parole at the request of several people's deputies. 15 223 46 Previously in trend: Lykholit case
Unknown persons stole about 500,000 UAH from two ATMs in Kyiv, - National Police The capital's law enforcement officers are looking for suspects who robbed two ATMs in Kyiv. 32 186 70 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Law enforcers destroyed 2.5 hectares of cannabis worth $1 million in Donetsk region. VIDEO+PHOTOS The SBU, the police, and social activists have found a 2.5 hectare-field of cannabis in the area of anti-terrorist operation (ATO). 13 934 59 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Servicemen who violated Criminal Code during wartime should be deprived of criminal liability, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Servicemen who violated the civilian Criminal Code during wartime should be deprived of criminal liability. 77 298 319 Previously in trend: Lykholit case
Ex-Navy Deputy Commander Yelisieiev to be questioned on suspicion of treason, desertion, terrorism The Military Prosecutor's Office of the Southern region summons former Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Serhii Yelisieiev for questioning. 11 386 36 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea
No crime wave in other regions like that in Odesa, not even in the 90s, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Current crime rate of the Odesa region is far worse than that back in the 1990s. 54 811 101 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko
Party of Regions’ off-the-book payments unveiled: $66 million spent on political corruption over six months of 2012. DOCUMENT Party of Regions’ off-the book financial schemes show that its members spent over $66 million on political corruption within less than six months of 2012. 171 912 282 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Party of Regions’ off-the-book payments
Lawyer Olentsevych, attacker of Turchynov's wife, linked to 'DPR' leadership, - Interior Minister Volodymyr Olentsevych, the lawyer from Donetsk who last week attacked Anna Turchynova, wife of NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov, is linked to the leadership of the "Donetsk People's Republic" terrorist organization. 14 724 32
5,216 Ukrainian citizens detained or convicted in Russia, - Foreign Ministry 5,216 Ukrainian citizens have been either detained or convicted in Russia as of the end of April. 14 947 65
Russian occupants apprehended 25 Crimean Tatars in Yevpatoria, - journalist Pashaiev Russian authoriities have apprehended 25 Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea. 16 768 83 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russia suspects Grigorishyn of $10.27 million tax evasion Russia's investigative authorities are running a criminal probe against businessman Konstantin Grigorishyn into his evading almost RUB 675 million (approx. $10.27 million) in taxes. 19 057 30
Dekanoidze claims rising crime rates in Kyiv National Police Chief Khatia Dekanoidze reported an increase in crime at a wrap-up meeting of the National Police Main Department. 29 390 75
Three policemen stabbed while apprehending criminals in Chernihiv region. PHOTOS Three policemen were injured during the arrest of criminals in the Chernihiv region. 55 483 63 Previously in trend: Police workdays
Police looking for former district militia officer, leader of gang which plundered houses in Donetsk region. PHOTO The Main Administration of the National Police in the Donetsk region is looking for Yurii Voshko (born Aug. 21, 1963, resident of Kostiantynivka) - who is the leader of a gang which committed 40 armed robberies and other crimes. 67 856 60 Previously in trend: Police workdays
The greatest resistance and sabotage of punishment for those responsible for crimes against Maidan activists is observed in juridical system – Poroshenko Changes to the Constitution in terms of judicial reform, which will provide a total purge of courts, are required to complete the cases on crimes against Maidan activists. 7 491 137 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
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