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The tag 'apprehension' covers a wide range of incidents, from the dramatic arrest of a driver in Kyiv with a fire extinguisher to significant international operations. In Belgium, Federica Mogherini’s detention highlights ongoing EU fund misuse investigations. Meanwhile, Polish authorities have implicated two Ukrainians in sabotage activities on Polish railways. Closer to Ukraine, multiple detention cases reveal espionage, fraud, and mobilisation evasion schemes, shedding light on complex legal and security challenges. These narratives illustrate the varied dimensions of apprehensions occurring domestically and abroad, involving intricate legal and security proceedings. Furthermore, numerous individuals, including ex-military and legal personnel, face charges in diverse cases ranging from bribery and environmental crimes to espionage and terrorist activities, reflecting the multifaceted nature of apprehension-related news.

What were the circumstances of the driver’s arrest in Kyiv?

The arrest was notably forceful, involving law enforcement breaking the car window using a fire extinguisher to detain a suspect actively resisting apprehension. This incident has drawn attention to aggressive tactics used in certain apprehensions, raising discussions on law enforcement procedures and civilian safety.

Why was Federica Mogherini detained in Belgium?

The former head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, was detained as part of an investigation targeting potential misuse of EU funds. Her detention in Brussels and Bruges followed comprehensive searches, underscoring the European Union's commitment to financial transparency and legal accountability.

What are the charges against Ukrainians detained for espionage in Poland?

Two Ukrainians were accused of engaging with Russian intelligence services, allegedly involved in sabotage activities targeting Polish infrastructure. This case highlights continued geopolitical tensions and the role of espionage in regional security threats, emphasizing Poland’s proactive counterintelligence measures.

How did law enforcement uncover mobilisation evasion schemes in Ukraine?

Detailed investigations led by Ukraine's Security Service and National Police dismantled several evasion schemes, detaining key organisers. These operations demonstrate comprehensive efforts to enforce Ukraine's military regulations and prevent illegal mobilisation avoidance, thereby maintaining national defence integrity.

What were the findings of the investigation into the explosion at "Ukrposhta"?

The apprehension of a suspect by the National Police points to targeted resistance actions within Ukraine's postal services. The incident's resolution involved detailed forensics and strategic law enforcement collaboration, showcasing proactive efforts to resolve criminal activities quickly and effectively.

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взятка Kyiv region prosecutor Kolesnyk detained for bribery, - Sakvarelidze Former deputy prosecutor general - prosecutor of the Odesa region Davit Sakvarelidze named the deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region apprehended for bribery. 48 220 48 Incidents

набу Official behind Kyoto funds embezzlement detained, - NABU On Monday, May 16, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine apprehended the secretary of public procurement committee at Ukrainski Ekolohichni Investytsii SE on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds received under the Kyoto Protocol. 29 611 56 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

тюрьма зона 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. 14 812 65 Society

в крыму аресты татар Searches in Russia-occupied Bakhchysarai: armed people in masks deported Crimean Tatar, series of arrests expected, - Smedliaiev. VIDEO Searches that started in the morning of May 12 in houses of Crimean Tatars in Russian-occupied Bakhchysarai continue. 26 205 47 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

нацполиция national police Police apprehended seven people for public order violation in Dnipropetrovsk The police have detained seven participants of rallies held in Dnipropetrovsk on Monday on suspicion of public order offense. 18 113 71 Incidents

львов lviv Police detained several activists attempting to demolish monument to Soviet writer Tudor in Lviv. VIDEO Members of Right Sector and White Horvats attempted to demolish the monument to Soviet writer Stepan Tudor in Lviv. The action was disrupted by the riot police. 28 031 126 Incidents

Savchenko paid 30,000 rubles fine assigned to her in Russia, - Nadiia's mother Verkhovna Rada deputy Nadiia Savchenko paid a fine of 30,000 rubles (about 10,000 hryvnia), assigned to her in Russia for illegal crossing of the state border. 14 259 83 Ukrainian Politics

крым митинг казаки задержание "This is mess. They swore to Russia!" - Crimean occupants dispersed rally in support of so-called Crimean Cossack Cadet Corps. VIDEO+PHOTOS The occupants dispersed a rally in support of the so-called Crimean Cossack Cadet Corps in Simferopol. 217 123 501 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

наручники Russian occupants apprehended 25 Crimean Tatars in Yevpatoria, - journalist Pashaiev Russian authoriities have apprehended 25 Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea. 16 662 83 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

задержание Third suspect in murder of discharged soldier Prykhodko apprehended, - GPU. VIDEO Officers of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPU) together with the Tax Police and the State Fiscal Service apprehended one more suspect in the murder of discharged participant of the anti-terrorist operation Artem Prykhodko. 61 872 29 Incidents

савченко вера "Vira Savchenko crossed Ukrainian border, arrived in native land," - Poroshenko Ukrainian MP Nadiia Savchenko's sister Vira has already crossed the Ukrainian border and arrived in her native land. 43 895 168 Ukrainian Politics

витко vitko Ukraine’s court sanctions arrest of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Vitko The court granted the petition of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office to detain Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Alexander Vitko. 27 848 61 Incidents

Vira Savchenko put on federal wanted list for insulting Chechen judge, - lawyer Novikov Vira Savchenko, sister of Ukrainian MP and pilot Nadiia Savchenko, has been detained in Russia over "Grozny case". 44 256 98 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

майдан беркут разгон Former Berkut unit DC detained on suspicion of beating Euromaidan activists in Kriposnyi Lane, - PGO PGO's Special Investigations Department constantly takes steps to identify law enforcers involved in illegal actions against peaceful protesters in January - February 2014 and bring them to justice. 34 036 45 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

авто спецназ задержание воры Spetsnaz detained car thieves in Kyiv downtown, employed weapons. PHOTOS Enhanced measures to combat thefts from cars in Kyiv are being taken. 70 875 14 Previously in trend: Police workdays

лыбидь lybid About 20 people detained, weapons found in raid at Lybid hotel, - Kyiv police chief Around 20 people detained during a police special operation in the Lybid hotel in Kyiv. 81 161 120 Incidents

задержание черниговщина полиция Three policemen stabbed while apprehending criminals in Chernihiv region. PHOTOS Three policemen were injured during the arrest of criminals in the Chernihiv region. 55 354 63 Previously in trend: Police workdays

грицак SBU confirms arrest of its officer by Russia's secret services The Security Service of Ukraine confirms the information of the Federal Security Service about the detention of its officer in Russia. 52 737 106 Incidents

боевик Prizrak gang militant suspected of killing three Ukrainian soldiers in Debaltseve detained, - SBU In the Luhansk region, SBU military counterintelligence operatives together with the police and military detained an "LPR" militant. 42 067 71 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

мигранты закарпатье нелегалы 18 illegal migrants and Ukrainian guide apprehended in Zakarpattia region. PHOTOS Chop border guards and SBU officers apprehended 18 illegal migrants and a citizen of Ukraine (suspected of organization of this crime) in the Zakarpattia region. 14 304 5 Society

боевик SBU apprehended 'DPR' militant trained by Russian curator The Security Service of Ukraine together with the police apprehended a militant of the 'DPR' terrorist organization in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region. 13 851 38 Incidents

наручники Supreme Economic Court judge Shvets apprehended while taking large bribe, - SBU Judge of Ukraine's Supreme Economic Court Viktor Shvets was apprehended March 24 due to suspicion of bribery. 39 450 71 Incidents

лаакрави наджим Possible suspect in Brussels attacks Najim Laachraoui arrested in Anderlecht, - Belgian media. PHOTOS The only surviving of the three men possibly committing the attacks in Brussels on March 22, Najim Laachraoui has been arrested in Belgian city of Anderlecht. 30 248 52 Previously in trend: Attacks in Brussels

информатор Militants’ informant apprehended in Donbas, - SBU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) together with the police apprehended an informant of the ‘DPR’ while he attempted to illegally cross the demarcation line in Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. 19 926 39 Incidents

шевцов Former Vinnytsia region police chief Shevtsov charged with treason, - SBU The Security Service have instituted criminal proceedings against former Vinnytsia region police chief Anton Shevtsov suspected of treason. 98 495 309 Ukrainian Politics

шевцов shevtsov Former Vinnytsia region police head Shevtsov detained while trying to leave for Russia, - SBU. PHOTOS The officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained former Head of Vinnytsia regional police Anton Shevtsov when he was attempting to travel to the Russian Federation. 249 315 688 Incidents

Ukrainian teenager arrested in Russian Rostov-on-Don for alleged involvement in bomb plot Russia made a statement on the arrest of a Ukrainian teenager, who allegedly planned to commit a terrorist attack in Rostov-on-Don. 30 060 160 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

грэм филлипс Kremlin propagandist Graham Phillips detained in Latvia. VIDEO The British was nagging at the participants of a rally to commemorate fighters of the Latvian Legion. 79 720 203 World

террорист Interpol-wanted terrorist detained in Vinnytsia, - SBU. PHOTO The Ukrainian Security Service has detained a foreigner - member of Al-Nusra Front international terrorist organization, who participated in hostilities in Syria during 2012-2014. 31 365 33 Incidents

взятка Kyiv patrol police company commander detained for embezzlement of $11,000, - National Police. PHOTO Patrol police company commander detained in Kyiv for embezzlement of $11,000 from a crime scene. 123 451 235 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Police workdays

Father and son who hijacked a car apprehended in Kyiv Father and a son were apprehended in Kyiv, while attempting to hijack a car. 25 981 43 Incidents

протест савченко пикет Rallies in support of Savchenko held in Ukraine and abroad: about 20 people detained in Moscow. PHOTOS Kyiv, Lviv, Moscow, and London are seeing Free Savchenko rallies today, while about 20 activists have been arrested in Moscow for holding a picket in support of the illegally detained Ukrainian pilot. 43 066 62 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

террорист боевик днр 'I saw people being sent for training in the Rostov region', – ‘DPR’ militant apprehended in Donbas. VIDEO Employees of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the police apprehended a ‘DPR’ militant in one of the villages of Yasynuvata district in the Donetsk region. 15 626 18 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers apprehended Russian 'DPR' militant in Shchastia, - Luhansk sector press officer Ukrainian military apprehended an armed citizen of the Russian Federation, who is a mercenary of the 'Luhansk People's Republic', at the town of Shchastia in the Luhansk region. 31 132 105 Ukrainian Politics

взятка Police officer detained while offering $10,000 bribe to one of National Police chiefs. PHOTOS Deputy chief of a district police department was nabbed in Kyiv, offering a bribe to one of the Kyiv police department top officers. 46 544 58 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Court places Krasnov under house arrest, puts tracking device on him The Shevchenkivskyi district court in Kyiv has placed Stanislav Krasnov under 24/7 house arrest with wearing electronic ankle tracking device as a pre-trial restriction today, March 3. 6 959 72 Previously in trend: Krasnov's detention

краснов krasnov Krasnov arrested while trying to retrieve 30 kilos of explosives from cache, - source Stanislav Krasnov, suspected of espionage on behalf of Russia, was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine when he was attempting to retrieve 30 kilos of explosives - a mixture of plastic-based explosive and hexogen - and 10 detonators from a cache. 61 407 194 Previously in trend: Krasnov's detention

погоня Kyiv patrol police use weapons to arrest drunk driver. PHOTOS Another drunk driver tried to fling off police pursuit in Kyiv. The law enforcers were forced to shoot the tires out and ram the chased car off the road. 86 524 142 Incidents

сбу взрывчатка теракт Russian agent detained while rigging explosives on railroad bridge, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a former police officer as he was planting an anti-tank mine under the rails on the bridge at the Pavlohrad-Lozova railroad section. 102 251 363 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine

задержание набу NABU apprehends high-level official for embezzlement of UAH 14 million. PHOTOS On Thursday, Feb. 18, during a planned operation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, director of the State Innovation Financial-Credit Institution was apprehended at his workplace on suspicion of embezzlement of state property in especially large amounts (more than UAH 14 million (approx. $514,000)) by abusing his office (part 5, article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 49 105 120 Incidents

татары крымские обыски Eight Crimean Tatar activists seized as FSB conducts rude searches of their homes. PHOTOS During a number of searches that took place in early hours on Feb. 11 in the occupied Crimea, eight people were apprehended. 16 919 78 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

корсунский Separatist Korsunskyi apprehended in Poltava region, - Security Service of Ukraine Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has apprehended one of organizers of separatist movement in the Luhansk region Serhii Korsunskyi. 123 328 302 Ukrainian Politics

сбу 28 people apprehended in special operation in Shchastia, - SBU head adviser Tandit 28 people were seized by the SBU in a special operation in Shchastia, the Luhansk region, on Jan. 31. 16 478 43 Incidents

28 militants arrested in Donetsk region in 2016, – National Police Over the past month, the police prosecuted 28 militants of terrorist units in the Donetsk region. 3 116 47 Incidents

сбу Law enforcers and troops apprehended two militants during joint raid in Popasna The special operation to prevent acts of sabotage in the city and detect militants of illegal armed groups was carried out by the officers of the Security Service of Ukraine in conjunction with the National Guard, National police, border guards and soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 18 629 24 Incidents

Crimean Tatar journalist Zair Kadyrov apprehended in Russian-occupied Crimea Crimean journalist Zair Kadyrov, attendee of the hearing of the case regarding “mass riots of Feb. 26”, was detained by the Center for Counteraction of Extremism outside the building of the Supreme Court of Crimea in the Russian-occupied Crimea. 2 642 4 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Return of Ukrainian soldier Maksym Shliakhovyi apprehended in Russia to be resolved today or tomorrow, - Ukraine’s General Staff The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that Ukrainian military Maksym Shliakhovyi was indeed apprehended on the territory of the Russian Federation. It is yet unclear how he got there. 7 420 37 Incidents

задержание ATO HQ confirms apprehension of Ukrainian serviceman in Russia's Rostov region The anti-terrorist operation HQ confirms a Ukrainian soldier has been captured on the Ukrainian-Russian border. 70 354 129 Incidents