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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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бондарчук Ukrspetsexport ex-CEO Bondarchuk denies apprehension in London. PHOTOS He has published a photo from a cafe where he was going to dine. 20 235 43 Ukrainian Politics

блокадчик задержаний All detainees released, none suffered physical injuries, - Donetsk police chief The National Police has released activists of the Donbas trade blockade detained at the Kryvyi Torets crossing point. 78 123 395 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

блокада конотоп Detained activists of Donbas trade blockade released, - Rada Vice Speaker Syroid The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says police have released all participants of the Donbas trade blockade who were detained at the Kryvyi Torets railway crossing in the Donetsk region. 63 223 366 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

редут Donbas blockade participants show attack on their checkpoint. VIDEO The activists involved in trade blockade of the occupied Donbas posted the footage of crackdown on the checkpoint of the 16th Volunteer Battalion at Kryvyi Torets railroad crossing. 154 035 402 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

самоубийство сбу SBU detains 43 armed persons in counter-subversion operation in Donbas Members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained 43 armed individuals in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 85 921 555 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

врп Supreme Council of Justice authorizes arrest of judge for first time The Supreme Council of Justice has granted a motion by the Prosecutor General's Office to detain Judge of the Suvorov district court of Odesa Kostiantyn Bobovskyi. 47 492 107 Ukrainian Politics

насиров Nasirov charged with 2B hryvnia worth of damage to state budget, - SAP The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) suspects Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov of inflicting a 2 billion hryvnia ($73.329 million) loss on Ukraine's budget. 57 076 206 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

чаус задержание молдова Fugitive Ukrainian Judge Chaus detained in Moldova Mykola Chaus, a judge of the Dniprovskyi district court of Kyiv suspected of bribery, has been detained in Moldova. 61 509 99 Previously in trend: Judge Chaus detained

чернигов Police officer wounded in Chernihiv while apprehending offender is in critical but stable condition, - National Police. PHOTOS One of the police officers wounded during the arrest of an ex-convict in Chernihiv is in critical but stable condition. 18 922 18 Incidents

ограбление Two police officers wounded in grenade blast in Chernihiv, - Kniaziev. VIDEO On Monday, Feb. 27, Chernihiv police caught a criminal who had committed an armed attack on a city pawnshop a few days before. During the operation, two police officers were wounded. 33 300 32 Incidents

рубан SBU questions Ruban in connection with his violation of demarcation line crossing, - spokesperson Head of Ofitserskyi Korpus Ukrainian Center for Prisoners Release Volodymyr Ruban is being questioned by the Security Service. 31 236 60 Ukrainian Politics

рубан Head of prisoners release center Ruban detained by Security Service Ruban was heading to the occupied area of the Donetsk region following MP Nadiia Savchenko. 71 921 189 Ukrainian Politics

кицюк Judge Kytsiuk slanders police officers and lies to Judicial Council on circumstances of her detention, - patrol police head Zhukov. VIDEO Patrol police officers who detained Solomianskyi court Judge Viktoria Kytsiuk might be charged with criminal offense for exceeding of power. 192 291 450 Ukrainian Politics

фирташ Firtash again arrested in Vienna under U.S. extradition proceedings Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, remanded Thursday on the previously posted 125 million euro bail with obligation to stay in Austria, was shortly arrested under the existing United States extradition proceedings. 102 057 368 Previously in trend: Firtash arrested

фирташ Firtash detained in Vienna on Spain's arrest warrant Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash was arrested in Vienna on Tuesday, minutes after an Austrian court granted a request for his extradition to the U.S. 152 516 318 Previously in trend: Firtash arrested

крым обыск Russian invaders detain Crimean Tatar Mustafaiev and about 10 persons who came to support him. PHOTOS The Russian security forces raided the house of Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaiev in Simferopol’s Kamenka neighborhood in occupied Crimea on the morning of Feb. 21. They later detained Mustafaiev and took to an undisclosed location about 10 Crimean Tatars who came to support him. 10 396 19 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

граната Person armed with grenade detained in downtown Kyiv, - police chief. PHOTOS The law enforcers found a grenade on an individual they searched in downtown Kyiv. 32 520 129 Incidents

коханивский Police release OUN Commander Kokhanivskyi and other activists detained in Sunday’s clashes in Kyiv. PHOTO Commander of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) volunteer movement Mykola Kokhanivskyi, detained during a scuffle between the Donbas blockade supporters and police in downtown Kyiv on Sunday, was released from the Desnianskyi district police precinct. 51 856 197 Incidents

Crimean Tatar Asker NGO member Zaitullaiev allegedly detained by Russian FSB at Crimean border, - Interfax The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) says its officers have allegedly detained Crimean Tatar Asker NGO member Seit-Ibrahim Zaitullaiev at the administrative border between the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula and mainland Ukraine. 9 964 26 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

наумлюк лунькова Ukrainian journalists apprehended in occupied Crimea. PHOTOS (updated) A group of Ukrainian journalists has been detained in occupied Crimea. 31 432 35 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

боевик 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. 199 496 404 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

жадан "I had to spend night in cell," - poet Zhadan apprehended in Belarus Serhii Zhadan did not know that he was forbidden to enter the territory of the Republic of Belarus a few years ago. 63 535 278 Ukrainian Politics

боевик "All commanders either Russians or locals distinguished in events of 2014," - SBU detains “DPR” militant repeatedly awarded by terrorist leaders. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained a member of the “DPR” terrorist organization in the anti-terrorist operation area. 74 531 56 Incidents

полиция патрульная Armed killers apprehended in Rivne region, - Avakov. PHOTOS Rivne police officers apprehended suspects for killing a local resident. 62 804 59 Previously in trend: Police workdays

граница задержание россияне Six Russians detained in Kyiv airports, banned entry, - State Border Guard Service. PHOTOS+VIDEO The members of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in conjunction with the SBU officers detained six Russian citizens in Kyiv and Boryspil international airports yesterday. Some of the detainees are alleged Russian military who had ties to illegal armed groups or were members of crime ring involved in bank frauds. All mentioned Russians attempted to enter Ukraine. 188 322 265 Incidents

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on recent detentions in occupied Crimea: "Russia’s intimidation policy reached new level, reprisals mill actually never stopped" Russia is making every effort to turn Crimea into "an island of non-freedom," and continues ignoring international law. 2 789 18 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

курбединов Russian occupant authorities in Crimea bring lawyer Kurbedinov to “court” to impose pre-trial restriction: security stepped up outside courthouse as activists gather for support. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Russian occupants have brought detained lawyer Emil Kurbedinov to the "court" to impose pre-trial restriction against him. 7 667 29 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Kremlin has plan to purge Crimea of disloyal Crimean Tatars and other opponents of annexation, - Feygin Today's arrest of lawyer Emil Kurbedinov indicates the Kremlin has an approved plan for the final cleansing of the Russian-occupied peninsula of disloyal Crimean Tatars and other opponents of the annexation. 14 949 28 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

салиев FSB detains Crimean Tatar activist Saliev in occupied Bakhchysarai. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Russian Federal Security Service conducts search in the apartment of Crimean Tatar Seiran Saliev in occupied Crimea’s Bakhchysarai on Jan. 26. 13 459 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

в крыму окупанты Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov detained in occupied Crimea. VIDEO (updated) The office of lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedliaev is being raided. Traffic police detained Kurbedinov and took him to a local Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). 11 484 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

полозов Lawyer Polozov, who defends Crimean Tatars, detained by FSB and taken for interview, - Kurultai CEC Smedliaev Well-known Russian lawyer Nikolay Polozov was detained by members of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who took him to the agency’s directorate for an interview. 12 834 41 Incidents

майдан беркут разгон Former Berkut member, wanted for beating Automaidan activists during Revolution of Dignity, apprehended by law enforces, - PGO Former officer of Berkut riot police who was placed on the national wanted list for beating the activists of Automaidan civil society movement during the Revolution of Dignity was detained yesterday, Jan. 24. 38 389 43 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

копейка "Don’t try to ram it! Block the road! We drive it towards you!!!" - Dnipro City police use firearms to apprehend carjacker. VIDEO Dnipro City police were forced to use firearms to stop a stolen car. 45 769 133 Previously in trend: Police workdays

сша протест Violent protests in Washington during Trump's inauguration: police arrest about 95 people. PHOTOS During U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, hundreds of people, some wearing masks, marched through downtown streets, using hammers to claw up chunks of pavement to smash the windows of a Bank of America branch and a McDonald's outlet, all symbols of American capitalism. 55 735 178 Incidents

Russian invader detained near Ukrainian troops’ position in Donetsk region, - Staff A member of the Russian-occupation forces was detained near a Ukrainian Army position in Mariupol direction on Jan. 18, 2017. 47 449 99 Incidents

сбу Сourt releases Kukel, owner of apartment where shoot-out between SBU and intelligence occurred, - journalist. PHOTOS The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv has released Valerii Kukel, the owner of the flat where Lt. Col. of Security Service Alfa Group Andrii Kuzmenko and intelligence operative Oleh Muzhchil were killed during a shoot-out on Dec. 9, 2015. 94 208 97 Incidents

взятка луценко хозсуд Judge nabbed at taking $16,000 bribe is Liubomyr Holovatiuk involved in Mezhyhiria fraud, - media. PHOTOS+VIDEO Media report that the Economic Court judge who was apprehended last night in Kyiv isLiubomyr Holovatiuk. 54 201 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

Doctor from Donetsk, accomplice of terrorists, detained at Mariupol checkpoint, - ATO spokesperson A doctor from Donetsk suspected of collaborating with terrorists has been detained at a checkpoint in Mariupol. 44 639 113 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Suspects in terrorist attack in Istanbul include Russians A lot of children coming from Eastern Turkestan, Dagestan and Kyrgyzstan are reportedly among the suspects in the Reina nightclub shooting. 33 891 45 Incidents

погорелов Suspect in double murder in Odesa region detained, - police The suspect in the murder of a woman and a toddler has been detained in the Odesa region. 61 061 94 Ukrainian Politics

наручники Robbing gang led by village council member apprehended in Khmelnytskyi region, - National Police Several members of a crime ring suspected of robbing stores were detained in the Khmelnytskyi region. 18 192 29 Incidents

взятка Law enforcers apprehend illegal gambling industry owners offering $30,000 in bribe, - National Police. PHOTOS Police officers and members of the prosecutor's office detained organizers of gambling industry in the Mykolaiv region who attempted bribing the law enforcers. 17 382 16 Previously in trend: Grafters

Man suspected of collaborating with terrorists apprehended at Marinka checkpoint Ukrainian border guards apprehended a man who is suspected of collaborating with pro-Russian militants at Marinka checkpoint in the Donetsk region. 6 544 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

гранаты SBU reveals hand grenades cache near strategic facility. PHOTOS 22 F-1 and RGD-5 hand grenades have been found and seized by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine from a Romny female resident in the Sumy region. 37 492 30 Incidents

янукович Court rules on detention of suspect Yanukovych, - Lutsenko. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has published the ruling of Kyiv's Pechersk district court on the arrest of suspect Viktor F. Yanukovych. 28 232 101 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

перестрелка 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. 124 689 262 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

похищение воровство банкомат Robbers, infected ATMs with virus, apprehended in Kyiv. PHOTOS Kyiv police apprehended members of a criminal group that was hacking ATMs. 35 937 63 Society

гпу PGO official caught red-handed offering bribe. PHOTOS Detectives of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) in cooperation with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) exposed on Dec. 9 the fact of giving a bribe by a Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) official. 61 340 89 Previously in trend: Grafters