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The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has been at the forefront of addressing various illegal activities across Ukraine. Recently, pre-trial investigations reveal significant corruption within governmental and military sectors. Cases such as Deputy Buznytskyi obtaining a central Kyiv apartment almost freely and the exposé on procurement fraud highlight serious breaches in ethical conduct. Concurrently, multiple evasion schemes, including falsified documentation to avoid military service, have been dismantled. The comprehensive investigation and recovery of state losses signify SBI's commitment to maintaining integrity and transparency. With exposure of overpayment and fraudulent schemes, ongoing investigations continue to showcase SBI's pivotal role in safeguarding Ukrainian interests.

How is the SBI tackling draft evasion schemes in Ukraine?

The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered various draft evasion schemes, including fake documentation and mobilization deferrals. By working closely with law enforcement, SBI remains vigilant in identifying and dismantling networks that illegally assist conscripts in avoiding military service.

What significant corruption cases has the SBI been involved in recently?

Recently, the SBI has investigated multiple high-profile corruption cases, including the acquisition of a Kyiv apartment by a top official at a significantly undervalued price and systemic procurement fraud involving military supplies. These actions highlight ongoing efforts to combat unethical conduct within government sectors.

What measures does the SBI implement to prevent military resource misappropriation?

The SI actively investigates and prevents the misappropriation of military resources through strategic operations and collaborations with the National Police and Security Services. This includes tackling embezzlement, fraudulent procurements, and thefts within military units to preserve Ukraine's national interests.

How effective has the SBI been in recovering losses to the Ukrainian state?

The SBI demonstrates significant effectiveness in recovering state losses by exposing corruption, fraud, and financial mismanagement schemes. Through diligent investigations and judicial proceedings, the bureau has safeguarded millions of hryvnias, emphasizing its role in financial recovery and accountability.

What role does the SBI play in Ukraine's fight against corruption and crime?

The State Bureau of Investigation serves as a crucial entity in Ukraine's battle against corruption and crime. By overseeing investigations into governmental and military misconduct, unveiling criminal networks, and fostering transparency, the SBI upholds justice and lawfulness across the nation.

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юрченко,бігус Pre-trial investigation in case of Bihus.info surveillance will be conducted by SBI The State Bureau of Investigation will investigate the criminal proceedings over the surveillance of Bihus.Info journalists. 2 500 32 Incidents

шеврон,дбр,дбр_лого,дбр_шеврон SBI exposes law enforcement officer who helped five men cross state border. He faces up to seven years in prison. PHOTO The SBI jointly with the SSU exposed a law enforcement officer in the Lviv region who organized a scheme to smuggle men of military age across the border. 3 090 17 Incidents

дбр Serviceman in Mykolaiv region tried to sell three cars provided by volunteers. PHOTO In Mykolaiv region, law enforcement officers exposed a serviceman who wanted to sell three cars provided by volunteers for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 14 303 71 Incidents

дбр In Odesa region, entrepreneur together with law enforcement officers smuggled evaders to Moldova for $7000 - SBI. PHOTO In the Odesa region, the State Bureau of Investigation exposed an entrepreneur who organized a scheme to make money off of people liable for military service, involving two law enforcement officers and a local resident. 5 207 18 Incidents

мазепа,ігор Businessman Mazepa is suspected of construction on lands of strategic importance - law enforcement officers. VIDEO&PHOTOS The founder of Concorde Capital, Ihor Mazepa, is suspected of creating a criminal organisation and seizing 7 hectares of land near the Kyiv hydroelectric power station. 4 924 29 Incidents

гринкевич SBI: Relative of Ihor Hrynkevych - Roman Hrynkevych is put on wanted list A member of a criminal group - a close relative of a Lviv businessman exposed on fraudulent purchases of clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - is put on the wanted list 7 549 43 Incidents

гринкевич Hrynkevych is notified of new suspicion - SBI. PHOTOS Five members of a criminal organisation headed by Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, who caused almost one billion hryvnias in losses to the state budget of Ukraine, were served with a notice of suspicion. 5 705 52 Incidents

гринкевич Property of Lviv businessman Hrynkevych, suspected of embezzling money from purchases for military, was seized - SBI On the initiative of the SBI, the property of the family and controlled campaigns of a Lviv businessman - one of the largest suppliers of the Ministry of Defense, who tried to bribe the investigative Bureau - was seized. The SBI does not name the businessman, however, according to media reports and the description of the details of the case, it is clear that we are talking about businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, who is suspected of large-scale embezzlement of money during procurement for the military. 3 771 13 Incidents

дбр Deputy commander of military unit in Sumy region received suspicion for unreasonable bonuses to subordinates worth UAH 860 thousand – SBI SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to the deputy commander of a military unit in the Sumy region. Due to his actions, the military personnel brought to disciplinary responsibility continued to receive bonuses and allowances. 12 037 15 War in Ukraine

гринкевич After media publications, Ministry of Defense immediately decided to terminate contracts related to Hrynkevychs - Deputy Minister Polovenko on new corruption scandal The Ministry of Defence claims that it has decided to terminate all contracts with companies associated with the Hrynkevychs. This refers to businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, who is suspected of large-scale embezzlement of money in military procurement. 16 019 76 Kyiv News

дубінський Dubinsky will be tried for forgery for traveling abroad - SBI MP Oleksandr Dubinsky is accused of forgery in office. 3 356 52 Ukrainian Politics

дбр Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Shapovalov and ex-head of Defense Ministry department Khmelnytskyi served new suspicions of embezzlement of almost UAH 950 million on procurement of low-quality bulletproof vests - SSU and SBI. PHOTO Former officials of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine have been served with new suspicions of embezzling almost a billion hryvnias in the procurement of bulletproof vests for the Armed Forces. Together with his accomplices, in 2022, the former Deputy Minister of Defence purchased another batch of low-quality bulletproof vests for the Ukrainian military, embezzling more than UAH 948 million of budget funds. 9 339 50 Incidents

дбр SBI detained head of sector of one of law enforcement agencies in Volyn region on USD 5 thousand bribe. PHOTOS In Volyn, SBI officers in cooperation with the SSU detained a sector head of a law enforcement agency on bribery. He demanded $5,000 from an entrepreneur for concealing tainted transactions. 20 857 14 Society

затримання One of largest suppliers of Ministry of Defense tried to bribe $500 thousand, - State Bureau of Investigation. VIDEO&PHOTOS A Lviv businessman, one of the largest suppliers to the Ministry of Defense, offered a bribe of $500,000 to the head of the SBI’s Main Investigation Department. 25 253 39 Incidents

дбр Fuel was stolen at the Yavoriv training ground: three soldiers sentenced to 5 years in prison. PHOTOS Three soldiers who stole diesel fuel from a military unit at the Yavoriv training ground were sentenced to 5 years in prison. 5 396 23 Incidents

армія,харчування Products intended for warriors were sold in shops and restaurants of Kyiv region. Officials of military unit exposed - SBI. VIDEO SBI officers jointly with the SSU exposed officials of one of the military unit in Kyiv region on fraudulent transactions with food for their personnel worth millions of hryvnyas. 98 403 52 Incidents

дбр SBI convicted the deputy of the Rivne Regional Council and the head of the forest industry Sukhovich of illegal enrichment for millions of dollars. PHOTOS SBI officers found undeclared assets worth millions of dollars from Vitaliy Sukhovich, a member of the Rivne Regional Council who is also the deputy head of the Polissya Forestry Office of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine". 14 668 72 Society

дтп,дбр,левицька Journalist Olena Levytska and her husband Serhii died in accident in Mykolaiv region: Car came into collision with military car, SBI launched investigation. PHOTOS Mykolaiv journalist Olena Levytska died in an accident in Mykolaiv region as a result of a collision with a military vehicle. Her husband Serhii was also killed. 15 552 0 Incidents

дбр Employees of Military Recruitment Centre and law enforcement officers harshly detained man for refusing to receive conscription notice in Odesa: SBI is investigating. VIDEO The SBI employees opened criminal proceedings over the detention of a man in Odesa, who allegedly refused to receive a conscription notice. 24 755 215 Incidents

геннадій,частяков Death of Zaluzhnyi’s assistant Chastiakov: SBI filed appeal against decision on restraint measure for officer Timchenko The State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal against the court’s decision on a measure of restraint to the officer who presented grenades to Hennadii Chatiakov, an assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi. 4 955 11 Society

дубінський SSU and SBI are conducting searches at Dubinsky. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation are conducting searches at the home of MP Oleksandr Dubinsky. 7 629 35 Incidents

частяков Death of Zaluzhnyi’s assistant Chastiakov: more than ten witnesses gave evidence - SBI In the case of the death of the assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Hennadii Chatiakov, more than 10 people are witnesses, they have already given evidence. 18 136 124 Society

частяков Officer who presented grenades to Zaluzhnyi’s assistant Chastiakov was notified of suspicion - SBI An officer from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who presented grenades to Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s assistant Hennadii Chatiakov, was notified of suspicion. 11 723 195 Incidents

геннадій,частяков Investigation is considering four versions of death of Zaluzhnyi’s assistant Chastiakov, main one is accident -SBI Currently, the investigation is considering 4 versions of the death of Major Hennadii Chatiakov, assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi. 6 067 51 War in Ukraine

андрій,ніколаєнко People’s Deputy of "Batkivshchyna"("Fatherland"-ed.) Nikolaienko, who, exceeding speed, knocked down and killed 18-year-old girl in Zhytomyr region, has been informed on suspicion - SBI According to the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation) materials, the Prosecutor General’s Office informed about the suspicion of a People’s Deputy of Ukraine, who committed a fatal road accident in the Zhytomyr region. 9 032 110 Incidents

сбу People’s Deputy Dubinskyi was served suspicion notice of organizing scheme for draft dodgers to leave abroad, - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation have collected evidence against the current People’s Deputy, who is suspected of organizing a scheme for the illegal departure of men abroad. Today, he was notified of the suspicion under Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal transportation of persons across the state border). 7 518 28 Ukrainian Politics

сбу,ухилянти New schemes for draft dodgers have been exposed: among defendants are two military commissars and head of Military Medical Panel, - SSU. PHOTOS Criminals were exposed who offered draft dodgers to flee to the European Union on the basis of forged documents. 6 026 11 Incidents

тишлек Deputy Head of National Police Tyshlek said that mass media "mispresent facts" in investigation into his wife’s Russian passport. He will apply to SBI Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine, Dmytro Tyshlek, a figurehead in the journalistic investigation into alleged ties to Russia, believes that the mass media "misrepresented the facts" and says that he is asking the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation) to initiate an investigation. 15 404 72 Society

затримання,луцюк Rivne Military Commissar Lutsiuk, who beat soldier, is suspected of non-declaration of 46.6 million hryvnias. PHOTOS The head of the Rivne Regional Military Commissariat, Serhii Lutsiuk, who beat a subordinate in July, was notified of a new suspicion. According to investigators, he failed to declare assets worth more than UAH 46.6 million. Some of them are registered in the name of a retired aunt. 12 691 67 Incidents

ломако SBI came to acting mayor Lomako with searches Acting Chernihiv Mayor Oleksandr Lomako was searched by employees of the State Bureau of Investigation. He attributes this to criticism of the military administration. 3 296 16 Ukrainian Politics

майдан 20 FSB employees of Russian Federation notified of suspicion in Maidan cases The SBI, in cooperation with the SBU, served suspicion notices of aiding and abetting in the commission of high treason on Yanukovych-era SBU leaders and twenty officers of the Russian Federal Security Service during the Revolution of Dignity. 1 400 15 Incidents

водолазький SBI opens criminal proceedings against Dnipro TRO Vodolazkyi The SBI, in order to please commercial entities, opens criminal proceedings against those who have been defending Ukraine since 2014. 65 071 152 Incidents

дбр Serviceman detained in Dnipro. VIDEO&PHOTOS A military officer was detained in Dnipro for demanding bribes from his subordinates for unimpeded payment of combat pay. 10 221 46 Incidents

беркут Six people from Berkut who shot Maidan activists on February 20, 2014 be tried. VIDEO Six Berkut officers were directly involved in the mass shootings of Maidan activists. 4 120 6 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

басалаєва Letter from arms manufacturers to Yermak, urging him to protect them from Basalaieva, came on August 28. Yermak reacted only month later - Shalaiskyi In the history of the scandalous conclusion of the State Audit Service regarding the profits of defense enterprises, the most interesting question is: who is behind the head of the SAS Basalaieva, so that she herself feels as if cast in stone, and the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is running around with her. 28 904 143 Previously in trend: War

сбу,дбр Fraudsters who sold position of rector of one of Vinnytsia universities for $50,000 detained. PHOTO The SBU jointly with the State Bureau of Investigation detained two fraudsters who tried to cheat a candidate for the post of rector of a Vinnytsia higher education institution. In return for USD 50 thousand, they promised to help the candidate with her appointment to a senior position at the university. During the conversation with the victim, the defendants introduced themselves as officials of "anti-corruption bodies". 26 579 15 Incidents

дбр Purchase of low-quality bulletproof vests for UAH 250 million: State Bureau of Investigation reported another suspicion to Shapovalov and Khmelnytskyi The former Deputy Minister of Defense and the head of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense were informed about another suspicion for embezzlement of more than 250 million UAH allocated for the purchase of bulletproof vests. 8 101 52 Incidents

татаров "Where is Tatarov?" Yanukovych and power department leadership of those times, except Tatarov, will be tried in biggest Maidan case. VIDEO Investigators have completed the investigation into the organisation of the dispersal and shootings of participants in the Revolution of Dignity on 18-20 February 2014. 19 643 118 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

дбр Mi-2 helicopter, which "Motor Sich" tried to hide from AFU, was handed over to Ukrainian soldiers, - SBI. PHOTOS SBI officers handed over to the Ukrainian military a Mi-2 helicopter that the former management of Motor Sich tried to hide from the AFU. 8 639 21 Incidents

чонгар In case of occupation of South, only military personnel of AFU appear. SBI interrogated commanders and spoke with Zaluzhnyy, - mass media Investigators have not yet served anyone with a notice of suspicion, but this may happen in the near future. 30 082 243 Previously in trend: War

янукович,азаров Case against Yanukovych and Azarov regarding "Kharkiv Agreements" has been referred to court The SBI completed the pre-trial investigation against former President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on charges of treason due to the signing of the "Kharkiv Agreements". 2 732 35 Ukrainian Politics

дбр Case against Russian commander involved in shooting of civilians in Kyiv region was referred to court - SBI. PHOTOS SBI officers have completed the investigation of criminal proceedings against the commander of the 3rd Company of the 106th Parachute Division of the aggressors, who violated the laws and customs of war provided for by international treaties. For "fun", he fired at private cars with passengers in the Kyiv region in March 2022. The indictment has been sent to court. 5 186 11 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

житомирщина Plane crash in Zhytomyr region: SBI considers several versions, among them - technical malfunction The State Bureau of Investigation is studying three versions of the events that led to the collision of two L-39 combat training aircraft in the Zhytomyr region and, as a result, the death of three pilots. 2 992 12 Incidents

генпрокурора,офіс Court arrested military commissar who unjustifiably paid almost UAH 1 million to his subordinates At the request of the SBI, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure against the head of the Donetsk Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support. 4 285 13 Incidents

рабинович Rabinovych was informed of suspicion of treason against former deputy of OPFL, - SBI Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation reported suspicion of treason to the former People’s Deputy of Ukraine from the banned political party "OPFL" Vadym Rabinovych. 9 848 107 Ukrainian Politics

дбр In absentia, 9 traitors from Crimea, who are currently fighting against Ukraine, were informed of their suspicions - SBI. PHOTOS SBI officers served notices of suspicion in absentia to 9 former servicemen of the Crimea Air Force tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2 738 5 War in Ukraine

борисов Odesa ex-military commander Borisov was served a notice of suspicion. Suspect’s location is being established. Investigative actions are underway - State Bureau of Investigation. VIDEO SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to former head of Odesa Regional Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support. He is suspected of illicit enrichment worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias and intentional evasion from service. 12 482 116 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

зеленський "I know for myself", - Zelensky on establishing culprits in surrender of South and seizure of Kakhovka HPP. VIDEO The investigation has not yet established who betrayed southern Ukraine. This criminal case is being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine. 58 629 380 Previously in trend: War