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"Trust me, guys, you'll not get out of here alive," - clash with gunfire between police and amber diggers in Rivne region. VIDEO The Interior Ministry has released a video of a clash between the police and amber miners in the Rivne region. 219 073 642 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Return our pumps or we will drown you in swamp," - amber diggers threaten police officers in Rivne region. PHOTOS+VIDEO Illegal amber diggers destroyed the bridge and blocked a police unit, threatening to drown police officers in the swamp. 140 879 451 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
‘Amber mafia’ sets up checkpoint, blocks road in Rivne region, - journalist. PHOTO People in military uniforms closed the road to the Rizhky tract where the miners extract amber illegally. 106 458 393 Incidents 
Disaster reported due to amber extraction in Polissia area. PHOTOS+VIDEO The scale of the environmental disaster due to illegal extraction of amber in the Polissia area is really striking. 166 392 386 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Seven police officers hospitalized after conflict with amber miners in Rivne region, - National Police Seven police officers received injuries as a result of a clash with amber diggers in the Rivne region. 95 499 367 Incidents 
Zelenskyi submits bill on punishment for illegal amber-mining to parliament President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi submitted the bill on punishment for illegal production and sale of amber to the Verkhovna Rada. 12 476 343 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
President Poroshenko ordered law enforcers to stop covering for amber mining President Petro Poroshenko ordered Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to stop covering for illegal amber mining within two weeks. The mining is blooming in the Rivne, Volyn, and Zhytomyr regions. 73 021 320 Ukrainian Politics 
Journalist who fought against criminal mining of amber was severely beaten. PHOTO Journalist and city council deputy Oleksandr Nikolaichuk, who fought against illegal mining of amber, was severely beaten in the Zhytomyr region on Friday. Criminal investigation under three articles of the Criminal Code is provided. 105 600 320 Ukrainian Politics 
Hundreds of people mine for amber near Kukhotska Volia in Rivne region, - AutoMaidan. PHOTOS A big variety of equipment is recorded near the illegal mining. 99 919 263 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
80 amber miners blocking Warsaw highway detained in Volyn region, - Interior Ministry 80 amber miners blocking Warsaw highway have been detained in the Volyn region. 46 284 207 Incidents 
Local authorities in Zhytomyr are not able to stop illegal amber getter Camps filled with armed people and equipment are formed at amber birthplaces in the Zhytomyr region. 122 632 204 Ukrainian Politics 
Amber apocalypse: hundreds of people illegally mine amber near Kukhotska Volia in Rivne region. VIDEO AutoMaidan activists took another trip to the sites of illegal extraction of amber in the Ukrainian Polissia. This time they got to Kukhotska Volia village situated almost on the border of the Rivne and Volyn regions. 90 225 196 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
'Amber mafia' completely under police control, Deputy Chief Troian says Ukraine's 'amber mafia' operating in western regions of the country and illegally mining amber for sale has been taken under control of law enforcement agencies. 53 411 179 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Group of illegal miners detained, armored vehicle seized in special operation against ‘amber mafia’ in Rivne region. PHOTOS A group of illegal amber miners was detained by the National Police in the territory of the nature reserve in the Rivne region this morning. The miners resisted arrest. 112 817 166 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Police conducts operation against amber miners in Volyn forests: nearly thousand law enforcers involved, 17 people arrested. PHOTOS The Volyn region police received information that a group of 300 people was actively carrying out illegal extraction of raw amber in the forest area. 49 046 163 Incidents 
"It's real war: locals beaten with batons and fired at with assault rifles," - Amber miners wreak havoc in village in Rivne region. VIDEO Several people have fallen victims to amber-rush this week as it was gaining momentum. 108 334 159 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
PGO covers ‘amber mafia’ and formally refuses to refer case filed against Rivne region SBU Deputy Head Nazaruk to NABU The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine represented by Acting Prosecutor General Sevruk has submitted to the National Anti-corruption Bureau the official refusal to refer the case of ‘amber mafia’ in the Rivne region to NABU detectives. 55 008 150 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Detained Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk owns watches worth of $100,000, - SBU. PHOTO The collection of watches worth of $100,000 was found during the raid at the premises belonging to Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk, detained on suspicion of organizing a crime ring involved in illegal amber extraction. 65 450 148 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Hundreds of people continue illegal amber extraction in Rivne region. VIDEO Hundreds of people continue illegal amber mining in the Rivne region. 26 625 134 Ukrainian Politics 
Zelenskyi orders legalizing gambling industry, amber production in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has instructed the government and the parliamentary majority to develop and adopt laws on legalizing the gambling industry and the production of amber in Ukraine before December 1, 2019 as a step toward reducing the shadow sector of the economy. 13 474 128 Ukrainian Politics 
Blow dealt to amber mafia, dismantling operation underway, - Lutsenko Combating amber mafia remains one of the priorities for the Prosecutor General's Office. 61 062 121 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Illegal amber dealers’ yearly earnings equal to Ukraine’s defense budget, prosecutor general says The revenues from the illegal extraction of amber in Ukraine equal to the country's defense expenditures. 46 211 117 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Rozenblat says he communicated with "NABU agent": I discussed prices for this and that. But I didn't help her The suspected MP says that NABU might edit a video of his talks with a woman who introduced her as a representative of a company interested in amber mining. 49 943 116 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
"Amber conflict" in Zhytomyr region: nine people apprehended, three more hospitalized following firefight between out-of-town mobsters and locals. PHOTOS The residents of Obyshche village in the Olevske district engaged in a firefight with the out-of-town gangsters involved in the illegal extraction of amber. 110 473 115 Previously in trend: Amber mafia "Amber case": Four out of six bribes end at Rozenblat NABU revealed six schemes of bribing parliamentary members and employees, including MP Boryslav Rozenblat, MP Maksym Poliakov, and Deputatskyi Control parliamentary group. Four of the six bribes were intended for MP Rozenblat. 58 666 112 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Illegal amber worth $3 million nailed in Rivne region, - Minister Avakov. PHOTOS A record-breaking batch of amber is worth some $3 million by preliminary estimates. 28 489 109 Incidents 
SBU seized equipment and amber-work worth $1 million. PHOTOS Today in Rivne the SBU and the State Fiscal Service seized equipment to manufacture amber products, as well as amber-work worth over $1 million. 30 781 106 Incidents 
Some 30 searches underway in "amber mafia" case: off-the-book records, huge amounts of money, weapons, mining equipment seized, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, the prosecutor's offices, and the police continue searches of "amber mafia" members in the Rivne region. 62 417 98 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Poroshenko announces detentions of illegal amber mining protectors Detentions of illegal amber mining operators will be conducted next week. 27 986 96 Ukrainian Politics 
"Amber" showdown in Olevsk: unknowns fire pistols and rifles at group of men, kill one, - activist. PHOTOS On the night of Jan. 15, unknown persons opened fire on a group of young people outside a cafe in downtown Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region. 97 421 93 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber mining provoked shooting in Volyn, illegal diggers driven out from woods A conflict over illegal amber mining has moved into its active phase. 22 216 92 Incidents 
Diggers, hundreds of motor pumps, and thousands of people: border guards reveal seven areas of illegal amber extraction. VIDEO A plane of the State Border Service revealed and recorded another seven areas of illegal amber mining in the Rivne and Zhytomyr regions. 41 736 82 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Tysa customs officials suspended over smuggling allegations, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS Senior officers of Tysa customs post (the Zakarpattia region) were suspended Thursday after Hungary's border guards found a large batch of smuggled cigarettes and amber in a vehicle that arrived from Ukraine. 68 832 81 Incidents 
Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko. PHOTO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 62 926 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters 
24 amber diggers detained at illegal mine in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS July 29, near Korosten in the Zhytomyr region, an interdepartmental raid group of law enforcers tracked and detained 24 people, who had just launched illegal mining of amber in the area. A pre-trial investigation is initiated. 40 149 72 Ukrainian Politics 
Court cancels pre-trial electronic monitoring of MP Poliakov, - lawyer Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv ruled to cease electronic tracking of Ukrainian MP, a member of the People’s Front faction Maksym Poliakov. 18 322 66 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Five wounded by gunshot amid clash between SBU officers, amber diggers in Rivne region The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) is verifying the legality of the actions of officers of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Rivne region during a clash with amber diggers on the evening of February 10. 11 205 65 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk detained, - prosecutor general’s press-secretary. PHOTOS Deputy Regional Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk has been detained in the city of Rivne during ‘Burshtyn’ (amber) operation. 28 738 61 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Prosecutor General Lutsenko 
"This is their base - two abandoned huts, pump hoses, Crimean-registered car," - police patrol areas with amber deposits. VIDEO Zhytomyr region law enforcers experience lack of personnel to patrol areas with amber deposits, while local police pay daily visits to places of illegal mining, trying to prevent it. 22 731 60 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
PM expects substantial budget revenue due to legalization of amber production The state budget of Ukraine for 2020 will have substantial revenue due to legalization of amber production. 1 987 57 Ukrainian Politics 
"Amber" crime boss detained in Kyiv, - National Police As part of the operation to expose a criminal scheme involving amber extraction in the Rivne region, the police detained one of the case figures, crime boss nicknamed "Ushatyi," who organized groups of diggers and collected money from them. 93 100 56 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
PGO, SBU stage raids in Zhytomyr region, seize 500 kilos of amber and weapons, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Amber extraction needs to be codified into law. 30 541 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Olevsk shoot-out Amber mafia suspect, SBU Lt. Col. Fedoruk remanded on bail, - source Security Service of Ukraine Lt. Col. Vadym Fedoruk, who is suspected of the involvement in the organization of a criminal group for illegal production and trade in amber, has been released from a remand prison on bail. 26 343 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
