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Recent apprehension cases in Ukraine highlight the ongoing challenges faced by law enforcement and security agencies. Notable incidents include the detainment of a Mercedes driver in Kyiv for assaulting a cyclist and the capture of an FSB mole in the energy sector directing drone attacks. These efforts underscore a commitment to upholding domestic security. In addition, authorities have dismantled evasion schemes, reflecting increased vigilance in enforcing mobilization and border control laws. These events reveal the complex security landscape where Ukraine navigates both internal and external threats, emphasizing the importance of coordinated investigative efforts. Law enforcement's proactive steps are crucial in maintaining stability amid geopolitical tensions.

What significant apprehensions have been made in Kyiv recently?

Recent significant apprehensions in Kyiv include the detainment of a Mercedes driver for severely beating a cyclist and the exposure of an FSB agent within a major energy company directing hostile drone operations against critical infrastructure.

How has Ukraine's SSU been involved in recent detainment operations?

Ukraine's SSU has been pivotal in recent detainment operations, including uncovering an FSB mole in the energy sector who facilitated attacks on Kyiv's infrastructure and arresting a Russian agent preparing terrorist activities. These actions highlight their ongoing efforts to safeguard national security.

What was discovered about illegal activities involving Ukrainian military officials?

Investigations uncovered unlawful activities by military officials, such as an officer creating an illegal logging scheme causing significant environmental damage, and the detection of evasion schemes resulting in the arrest of multiple organizers. These discoveries indicate the ongoing efforts to combat corruption and illegal activities within military ranks.

How has the police response evolved regarding public safety and illegal behavior?

Police response has evolved to actively dismantle organized crime networks, as seen in the large-scale operation against drug trafficking which led to the detention of 66 dealers. Authorities have also increased efforts in policing illegal asset declarations, exemplified by the detainment of officials exploiting legal loopholes, demonstrating a broader commitment to rule of law and public safety.

What foreign involvement has been detected in recent Ukrainian law enforcement efforts?

Recent efforts have observed foreign involvement, such as the detention of individuals in Latvia suspected of spying for Russia, and the apprehension of a suspect by the SSU implicated in coordinating with Russian interests in Ukraine. These instances reflect the geopolitical dimension of security threats Ukraine is facing, necessitating heightened cooperation with international partners to address cross-border challenges.

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задержание янтарь 'Burshtyn' operation underway: Sarny prosecutor, two persons behind illegal mining detained in Rivne region, - Avakov. PHOTOS On Sept. 12, law enforcers detained new suspects during the 'Burshtyn' ("Amber") special operation aimed at combating the illegal production of amber in the west of Ukraine. 51 698 43 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

авдеевка Police arrested man suspected of rape and murder of woman in Avdiivka A woman was found dead with signs of violent death and rape on the morning of Sept. 10 in Avdiivka town. 54 209 46 Incidents

Drunk militant from Moscow apprehended in Toretsk, - ATO speaker The detainee arrived to fight in the Donbas at the beginning of 2015 "because of the devastating impact of Russian propaganda on his mind." 25 169 45 Ukrainian Politics

Former head of State Investments Agency Kaskiv apprehended in Panama, asks for political shelter Former head of the State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv asked for political shelter in Panama. 13 235 54 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Interpol confirms Kaskiv’s arrest in Panama, - Deputy Prosecutor General Yenin Interpol has confirmed the arrest of ex-Head of Ukraine's State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv in Panama. 5 269 12 Incidents

каськив Kaskiv detained in Panama, - Lutsenko Former head of the State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv has been apprehended in Panama. 31 849 86 Ukrainian Politics

чаус Rada authorizes Judge Chaus’ detention and pretrial confinement. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has given its consent to criminal prosecution, detention, and pretrial confinement of Judge of the Dniprovskyi district court of Kyiv Mykola Chaus suspected of corruption. 23 583 137 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Grafters

PGO indicts ex-police officers for persecution of Maidan activists The Special Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has served indictments against former Kyiv police officers on charges of fabrication of case materials, illegal detention and prosecution of 11 obviously innocent people for their alleged involvement in riots on Feb. 18, 2014. 7 084 12 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

деканоидзе "We have no suspects in custody now," - National Police head on probe into fire in Inter TV channel’s office No one has been yet charged with arson attack on Inter TV channel’s building in Kyiv. 21 645 103 Previously in trend: Arson attack on Inter TV channel

деньги задержание водитель Tax police thwarted attempt to smuggle 10M rubles, $100,000 into occupied Donbas. PHOTOS Tax police special task unit "Fantom" and border guards have detained a man at a contact line checkpoint in the Donetsk region, who attempted to smuggle 10 million Russian rubles (about $144,000) and $100,000 into the terrorist-controlled territory. 48 366 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Shooting in Dnipro: Yuzhmash miller wounded two National Guard soldiers during detention A miller of Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant (Yuzhmash) wounded two National Guard officers who tried to arrest him while attempting to steal a large amount of non-ferrous metal. The attacker has been apprehended. 59 898 176 Incidents

шойгу Ukrainian court authorizes detention of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu The Pechersk district court of Kyiv granted the petition of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to detain Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu in order to impose pretrial confinement against him. 60 494 381 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Suspect in murder of 8-year-old girl in Loshchynivka taken into custody, - prosecutors The court placed the suspect in the brutal murder of the 8-year-old girl in Loshchynivka village in the Odesa region in pretrial custody. 15 114 56 Incidents

сбу в законе воры "106 crime bosses apprehended at code-bound criminal's funeral in Donetsk region," - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained 106 people outside Sviatohirsk town in the country's east, who arrived to attend the funeral of code-bound criminal Liokha Krasnodonskyi and are reported to come from the criminal milieu. 168 260 221 Incidents

наркотики всу матиос пограничники Deputy Chief of Volnovakha checkpoint detained while selling amphetamine to ATO soldiers, - Matios. PHOTOS Deputy Chief of the Volnovakha checkpoint was detained while selling drugs to the Army soldiers in the Donetsk region. 32 430 79 Incidents

ректор National Aviation University acting rector caught receiving 100,000 euros in bribe. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine detained Acting Rector of the Kyiv’s National Aviation University Volodymyr Kharchenko while accepting 100,000 euros as a bribe. 99 661 250 Previously in trend: Grafters

чаэс Four Czech citizens detained in Chornobyl nuclear plant area. PHOTO Chornobyl nuclear plant police officers together with border guards have detained four citizens of neighboring Czech Republic who illegally entered the exclusion area for tourist purposes. 23 886 43 Incidents

Law enforcers apprehend six policemen suspected of detainee’s murder in Mykolaiv, two names made public Law enforcers detained three more police officers on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a man during apprehension in the Mykolaiv region. In the meantime, the journalists have found out the names of two of them. 19 794 22 Previously in trend: Murder in Kryve Ozero

стрельба пистолет Policeman fired rubber bullets at handcuffed person, - Lutsenko on murder in Mykolaiv region Three police officers suspected of beating a detainee to death in Mykolaiv region have been put in custody. The court is to impose pretrial restriction against them today, Aug. 25. 157 409 246 Previously in trend: Murder in Kryve Ozero

каськив панама Ukrainian ex-official Kaskiv: “I was never detained or apprehended”. PHOTO Ex-Head of the State Investment Agency created during Yanukovych tenure Vladyslav Kaskiv claimed that he was not apprehended in Panama. According to him, Panama’s Migration Service invited him for an interview to ascertain his immigration status when he was crossing the border with Costa Rica. 61 173 105 Incidents

каськив Kaskiv was detained in Panama while attempting to enter Costa Rica, - PGO Former director of State Investment Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv was detained in Panama as he was attempting to enter Costa Rica. 54 639 95 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

каськив Lutsenko spills details of Kaskiv's apprehension in Panama The ex-official hit the wanted list over a theft indictment. 123 689 149 Ukrainian Politics

PGO published minutes of interrogation of NABU detective on recent clash between law enforcers. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Viktor Ilchenko, one of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) employees detained during the broil with representatives of the Prosecutor's General Office, denies the application of force against him after detention. 17 581 109 Ukrainian Politics

ильченко "Upon reaching checkpoint, I knelt, kissed the ground and started praying," - activist Ilchenko told about his escape from occupants in Crimea. PHOTOS Activist Yurii Ilchenko, who had been detained by occupant authorities in Crimea, told the story of his escape from the captivity and reaching the mainland Ukraine. 120 711 138 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Sytnyk: NABU to probe abduction and violence against its detectives by PGO members The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has launched criminal proceedings into abduction of its employees by members of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) on Aug. 12. 16 176 50 Incidents

Russian invaders detain two more persons charged with plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea, - Russian media Two more persons were arrested in Russian-occupied Crimea on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks on the peninsula. 35 887 101 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Putin's provocation in Crimea

банк обыск михайловский Mykhailivskyi Bank chair detained on charges of embezzling 870 million hryvnia, - prosecutor's office. PHOTOS The prosecutor's office of Kyiv is charging the chairman of Mykhailivskyi Bank with the embezzlement of 870 million hryvnia (approx. $34,780). 26 624 38 Incidents

крым армия рф оккупанты Russia’s FSB claims two breakthrough attempts in Crimea by Ukrainian saboteurs The occupation authorities of the peninsula have allegedly exposed an agent network. 147 007 297 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

взятка чаус Corrupt Judge Chaus cannot be apprehended or remanded as parliament can strip him of immunity only after vacation, - Kholodnytskyi. PHOTO The old legal system obstructs speedy investigation into senior officials’ corruption, in particular, the so-called ‘untouchables’ who enjoy immunity. 63 759 297 Previously in trend: Grafters

задержание луганщина информатор Two terrorists' informants detained in Luhansk region. PHOTOS The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the police have dismantled a network of informants of "Luhansk People's Republic militia" terrorist group in the Stanytsia-Luhanska district, the Luhansk region. 16 447 34 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие сбу взрывчатка обыск Terrorist attack prevented by SBU at Lviv railway, five people detained in special operation. PHOTOS Ukraine's Security Service has prevented explosions at three sections of Lviv railway road. An SBU officer has been wounded in the special operation. 95 680 128 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine

задержание медяник Former Party of Regions MP Medianyk apprehended in Yefremov case, - Lutsenko Former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Medianyk was arrested under the case of the ex-head of Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov. 38 963 115 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

оружие свастика скадовск Arms cache and swastika found in house of Skadovsk resident. PHOTOS Employees of the SBU and the National police have found a cache in the town of Skadovsk in the Kherson region. 50 914 140 Society

Police apprehends two Russian nationals-“LPR” militants in Odesa In Odesa, police detained two Russian citizens involved in battles in the Donbas within ranks of the "Luhansk People's Republic" terrorist organization. 37 307 89 Incidents

"Once again I became convinced of need for staff replacement," - Minister of Agrarian Policy Kutovyi comments on his subordinate's detention while receiving bribe Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi announces zero tolerance policy for corruption in his agency. 15 001 29 Previously in trend: Grafters

"I attribute my arrest to nervousness prevailing in government," - Yefremov Former leader of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov associates his arrest with the nervousness of the authorities. 13 865 58 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

суд ефремов Pechersk court guarded by Spetsnaz due to hearing in Yefremov case, protesters gather outside. VIDEO+PHOTOS Pechersk district court of Kyiv, which is hearing the case of former leader of Party of Regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov, is being guarded. 39 734 58 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

ефремов задержание Photos of Yefremov’s arrest made public by PGO. PHOTOS The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has published photos of the detention of the ex-leader of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Oleksandr Yefremov at Boryspil airport. 224 654 239 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

гпу Former MP Yefremov arrested in Boryspil airport as he tried to flee to Vienna, - PGO Law enforcement officers arrested former Party of Regions MP Oleksandr Yefremov at Boryspil airport. 107 995 257 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

ефремов Former head of Party of Regions faction Yefremov arrested, - Lutsenko The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) arrested former leader of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Oleksandr Yefremov. 139 162 501 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

сбу Village council chairman nabbed accepting $170,000 bribe in Cherkasy region, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General's Office have exposed the chairman of a village council in the Cherkasy region and his two subordinates as bribe-takers. 34 320 64 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

боевик Three militants detained in ATO area, - SBU Officers of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained three militant members of illegal armed gangs of the so-called "DPR/LPR" in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the east of Ukraine. 15 162 22 Incidents

Foreign Ministry recommends Ukrainians to think twice before traveling to Russia Ukraine's Foreign Ministry recommends those planning trips to Russia to realistically assess all existing risks and threats and carefully consider the necessity of such trips. 27 860 115 Society

Kyiv developer Voitsekhovskyi bailed out, - media Developer Anatolii Voitsekhovskyi, suspected of tax evasion, was posted bail for today, July 27. 8 493 7 Incidents

вор Another crowned thief arrested in Odesa region, - Dekanoidze. VIDEO 44-year-old man nicknamed Tsrutsi has been banished from Ukraine and deported to Georgia. 70 428 62 Incidents

матиос 53rd Brigade deputy commander nabbed selling ammunition in ATO area, - Matios. PHOTOS The deputy commander of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade was detained in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area while attempting to sell ammunition. 79 682 140 Incidents

Hroisman suspends State Employment Service Deputy Head Bardonov, detained for bribery Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman has suspended Mykhailo Bardonov, who has been recently apprehended for bribery, as the deputy head of the State Employment Service. 3 332 12 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

переворот 2,839 military suspected of coup plotting detained throughout Turkey, PM Binali Yildirim says The military takeover in Turkey has been squashed and government's reprisal promises to be merciless. 31 112 121 Previously in trend: Coup in Turkey