Discover key insights into the operations of Ukraine's Military Prosecutor's Office. Recent actions include investigations into misconduct by military officials, reform laws signed by the president to enhance the prosecution system, and significant indictments related to national security. High-profile cases involve illegal searches, misuse of military personnel, and instances of corruption within military ranks. The office also tackles critical issues stemming from the war in Ukraine, ensuring accountability and legal oversight in these challenging times.
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SBI opens proceedings over illegal searches of KCSA employees The State Bureau of Investigation will investigate the actions of officers of the specialised military prosecutor's office who conducted "night searches" of Kyiv City Hall employees without a court order and violated their rights, including the inviolability of their homes. 14 397 6
Commander of military unit in Zhytomyr region involved subordinates in construction of his own house and shop - prosecutor’s office. PHOTO In Zhytomyr region, the commander of a military unit was detained and served a notice of suspicion for involving servicemen in the construction of his own house and shop. 6 890 28
Ukraine prosecutors open case over Saakashvili's forced expulsion from Ukraine The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has opened criminal proceedings at the request of the ex-president of Georgia and ex-Governor of Ukraine's Odesa region Mikheil Saakashvili over his forced expulsion from Ukraine. 5 262 170 Previously in trend: Saakashvili deprived of Ukrainian citizenship
Ukrainian president signs law on reform of prosecutor's office Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has signed a law introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine on priority measures for the reform of prosecuting agencies, according to the website of the Verkhovna Rada. 3 369 14
Ammo dump fire near Ichnia: no charge papers served, probes continue The military prosecutor's office of the Chernihiv garrison reported that an investigation into ammo dump near Ichnia in the Chernihiv region goes on under articles "sabotage" and "careless attitude to military service". 4 953 62 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Fire at ammo dump near Ichnia
No evidence of Molot mortars’ poor quality found, - military prosecutor's office Ukraine’s military prosecutor's office names double loading as the main version of Molot mortar tubes explosions. 4 546 86 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
SBU nabs ring of arms traffickers operating in several Ukraine’s regions. PHOTOS Ukrainian SBU Security Service in conjunction with the military prosecutor’s office and National Police prevented sale of a large batch of firearms as part of the joint effort to counter the illicit traffic of weapons and explosives. 8 490 77
Mortar tube explosion at Rivne firing range could be caused by double loading, top military prosecutor says Double loading could have caused the explosion of mortar tube during live-fire exercise at the Rivne-based shooting ground. 30 901 146
Ex-MP Shepelev suspected of masterminding police Colonel Yerokhin’s assassination in 2006 The Main Military Prosecutor's Office suspects ex-lawmaker Oleksandr Shepelev of organizing assassination of police Colonel Roman Yerokhin back in 2006. 16 715 52
CEO of Kharkiv-based defense plant nabbed while trying to bribe military prosecutor. PHOTOS Fedir Petrov, the director of Kharkiv Plant of Transport Machinery, a part of Ukroboronprom State Concern, was apprehended while trying to fashion 60,000 hryvnia (about $2,270) in bribe to a member of the military prosecutor's office. 11 326 24
Ex-MP Oleksandr Shepelev charged with multiple grave crimes detained in Kyiv’s larger area Ex-member of the Ukrainian parliament Oleksandr Shepelev was detained on the territory of Ukraine after the Russian law enforcers cut him loose in 2016. 11 275 53
ARMA assumes control over three floors in Kyiv-based Gulliver shopping center owned by entities associated with runaway ex-minister Klymenko. PHOTOS National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (ARMA) assumes control of the premises in the Kyiv-based Gulliver shopping center owned by entities associated with fugitive ex-minister of taxes and Revenues Oleksandr Klymenko. 7 698 15
Probe into fire at Kalynivka ammunition depot: military police officer fined 2,465 hryvnia for negligence A member of Vinnytsia military police was fined 2,465 hryvnia (around $90) for failure to perform his duty to protect the ammunition depot in Kalynivka on the day of fire. 20 027 93 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka
Military Prosecutor Matios says Russian special services plotted National Police deputy chief’s murder Some 1,600 Ukrainian law enforcers and senior state officials were targeted by the special services of the Russian Federation. 49 500 200
"Military airfield guards violated regulations by allowing to infiltrate facility," - Military Prosecutor's Office on incident in Odesa The Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine intends to launch probe into actions of senior officials of the Building and Construction Authority, Odesa City Council and military base command. 62 157 174
Homes of former leaders of Kapital Bank being raided in "Klymenko case," - military prosecution. PHOTOS The Main Military Prosecutor's Office is raiding homes of former heads of Kapital Bank, which was used for illegal financial operations relating to crimes committed by former minister of Yanukovych era Oleksandr Klymenko. 10 698 5 Previously in trend: "Taxmen of Klymenko" detained
Fire alarm off and only 17 guards on duty, - Military Prosecutor Matios on Kalynivka depot fire Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatolii Matios says that the fire alarm system was off and half of the safeguard hardware was missing in the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, when the fire broke out there on Sept. 26. 59 564 166 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka
Ilovaisk tragedy: eight Ukrainian fighters remain prisoners of terrorists, - Defense Ministry Eight Ukrainian military who fought in the Ilovaisk entrapment in August 2014 have remained prisoners of the terrorists for three years now. 27 649 56 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Indictment against Defense Ministry officials for procurement of helmets and armored vests in 2014-2015 sent to court The Main Military Prosecutor's Office sent to the court the indictments against five former and current officials of the Ministry of Defense and two officials of a business entity, whose actions caused damage to the defense department amounting to more than 34 million UAH ($1.33 million). 9 880 29 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
84 foreign mercenaries from Russia and other countries held in Ukrainian prisons after fighting in Donbas 64 of them are citizens of Russia. These former Donbas war fighters have been charged with crimes against national security of Ukraine. 31 204 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Chief Military Prosecutor Matios says he and family are threatened and bullied in media Matios says the threat and bullying result from his agency's persecution of top tax authority officials of Yanukovych tenure. 36 062 164 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Gold, works of art, tons of cash seized from Kyiv tax service ex-Chief Nyzenko, - Interior Minister Avakov. PHOTOS The police and Military Prosecutor's Office have apprehended 26 individuals in the special operation against senior officials of Ukraine’s tax service from among associates of fugitive ex-Minister of Inland Revenue Oleksandr Klymenko. 73 570 108
Over 100 witnesses including high-ranking officials to testify against Yanukovych, - prosecutor More than 100 people including Ukraine’s senior officials will give testimony in the case of high treason filed against Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 20 157 263
Shrapnel wounds found on soldiers killed during drills in Kharkiv region, - military prosecutor Two servicemen who were killed during firing practice at the military training ground in Chuhuiv (the Kharkiv region) received shrapnel wounds. 35 443 46
Ukrainian military died in Kyiv region, suicide note found at his body, - prosecutor An officer who had been found dead in Vasylkiv military unit could have committed a suicide. 53 023 19
Ammunition worth 7 billion hryvnia returned to Ukraine Army, - Matios. PHOTOS The total cost of the ammunition returned to the Army is 7,236,381,330 hryvnia ($268,01 million). 90 501 110
Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot might have been caused by subversive action, Prosecutor Matios says A powerful blast rocked an ammunition depot in Kharkiv region’s Balakliia city on the night of March 23.It might have been caused by subversive actions. 134 226 457 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot
Law enforcers capture militant involved in tortures against Ukrainian POWs, - PGO. PHOTO A "DPR" terrorist charged with brutal treatment of Ukrainian servicemen has been detained in the Donetsk region. 199 616 404 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Investigation obtains irrefutable evidence of Yanukovych’s request to bring Russian troops in Ukraine, prosecutor general says. DOCUMENT The investigators of the military prosecutor's office collected irrefutable documentary evidence of act of treason committed by fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. 135 043 396
Military Prosecutor's Office initiates pre-trial investigation into battle during which Savchenko fell prisoner. DOCUMENT Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine is starting a pre-trial investigation into the battle of June 17, 2014, during which Ukrainian MP, former political prisoner in Russia Nadiia Savchenko was captured. 117 173 457
SBU operative detained in Lviv region for extorting $6,500, - Matios. PHOTOS On Jan. 4, a Security Service officer was caught by the Lviv garrison military prosecutor's office while accepting a bribe. 37 887 76 Previously in trend: Grafters
Military prosecutor's office indentifies units and hardware of Russian army that participated in Crimea occupation, - prosecutor Kravchenko The investigators have gathered enough evidence of Russian invasion in Crimea in 2014 and know which forces were employed by Russia for its Crimea occupation. 58 468 90 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine
Law enforcers cut off arms supply chain from ATO zone to Kyiv larger area. PHOTOS The Military Prosecutor's Office curtailed illegal firearms trafficking from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in Ukraine’s east to Kyiv and its larger area. 19 306 34
Ukrainian soldier died on border with occupied Crimea A soldier of a separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died on the border with occupied Crimea. 68 742 45
Military prosecutor's office launches investigation into case of Putin's adviser Glazyev The Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine received a permit for special pre-trial investigation into the case of Russian Presidential Adviser Sergey Glazyev. 30 866 59 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea War
Court arrests leaders of three tax inspectorates, sets bail at 10M to 100M hryvnia, - deputy prosecutor general Top officials of three tax inspectorates of Kyiv - Solomianska, Shevchenkivska and Pecherska - are suspected of massive embezzlement of public funds. Most of them have been arrested. 45 687 108
PGO seizes cars, cottages, restaurants of former tax police head and his relatives worth some 480M hryvnia. VIDEO The Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has taken inventory and carried out the seizure of property belonging to the former first deputy chairman of the State Tax Service of Ukraine-head of the Tax Police of Ukraine and his family members. 112 704 150
Military prosecution issues indictment against two Crimean colonels-traitors The Chernihiv garrison military prosecutor's office has issued an indictment against two servicemen stationed in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea during its seizure by the Russian Federation. 10 132 15 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea
Probe into Russia's war against Ukraine almost finished, report scheduled for Sept. 7, - Lutsenko The military prosecutor's office is conducting a pre-trial investigation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The case covers the period from February 2014 until now with the number of files exceeding 800. 7 539 24
Unique military expertise on Ilovaisk tragedy is over, - Deputy Prosecutor General Storozhuk On Monday, Aug. 29, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Dmytro Storozhuk and First Deputy of Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Zherbytskyi met with relatives of soldiers who were killed near Ilovaisk in August 2014. 27 283 84
SBU nabs State Fiscal Service official Pidhorodynskyi accepting 700,000 hryvnia in bribe. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in conjunction with the Military Prosecutor's Office have caught one of the deputy heads of the State Fiscal Service Directorate in the Mykolaiv region receiving a large-scale bribe. 35 081 40 Previously in trend: Grafters
State Border Guard Service premises searched as part of illegal logging case, - press officer Slobodian. PHOTOS Three official premises of the State Border Guard Service are being searched. The searches are conducted by representatives of the military prosecutor's office and the National Police Department for Combating Economic Crimes accompanied by KORD special task unit. 22 886 37
"I'll probably resign with peaceful conscience," - Matios intends to resign in September Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios says that he is not going to enter politics after his resignation. 39 050 175
"Defendants try to disrupt almost every hearing," - prosecutor in trial of Tornado Company soldiers. VIDEO Ex-servicemen of Tornado Company, who are tried by the Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv, are threatening judges and prosecutors during almost every hearing, pouring green-colored disinfectant, sour milk, and sewage disposals over them. 22 856 128
Kyiv airport customs post head remanded for bribetaking with right to be bailed out. PHOTO The court granted the petition of the Darnytsa garrison military prosecutors to impose pretrial confinement against Kyiv airport customs post head with the right to post 116,000 hryvnia (about $4,640) in bail. The official was nabbed while receiving $3,000 in bribe for excisable goods movement through the state border without customs clearance. 10 757 26 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Procurement violations should be treated as crimes against state, - Minister Poltorak June 20, Defense Minister, army Gen. Stepan Poltorak met with Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios. They discussed the pressing issues within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in particular the maintenance of military discipline and army procurement. 17 501 56
Kyiv Appeals Court reinstates ATO prosecutor Kulyk suspended over charges of illegal enrichment On Wednesday, July 13, the Appeals Court of Kyiv reinstated Kostiantyn Kulyk, who is suspected of illicit enrichment, as anti-terrorist operation forces (ATO) prosecutor. 14 694 71
5.5 million hryvnia bail posted for former Mykolaiv administration deputy head The bail in the amount of 5.5 million hryvnia (about $220,000) has been posted for former Mykolaiv Regional State Administration First Deputy Head Mykola Romanchuk, who was charged of receiving $90,000 in bribe. 29 222 72 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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