9165 visitors online
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.

show details

Photo news apprehension

Tensions in Sea of Azov: Russian FSB detains seven merchant vessels coming from/to Berdiansk, Mariupol seaports on Sunday, - journalist Klymenko. MAP Tensions in Sea of Azov: Russian FSB detains seven merchant vessels coming from/to Berdiansk, Mariupol seaports on Sunday, - journalist Klymenko. MAP Over the past day, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained seven commercial vessels heading for or leaving the Sea of Azov-based Ukrainian seaports of Mariupol and Berdiansk. 46 624 202 Incidents

SBU caught Russian diggers collecting intel on Ukrainian underground facilities. PHOTOS SBU caught Russian diggers collecting intel on Ukrainian underground facilities. PHOTOS Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) apprehended Russian nationals attempting to gather intelligence on Ukraine’s critical underground infrastructure on behalf of the aggressor state. 36 260 91 Incidents

Attack on Donbas war veteran Verbych: one assailant served with charge papers, bail hearing to follow. PHOTO Attack on Donbas war veteran Verbych: one assailant served with charge papers, bail hearing to follow. PHOTO The Kyiv city prosecutor's office served charge papers to a 25-year-old female, a member of a group that attacked Ukrainian war veteran and Donetsk airport defender Dmytro Verbych in Kyiv’s Podil neighborhood on May 2, 2018. 63 488 277 Incidents

MP Savchenko escorted to SBU. VIDEO&PHOTOS MP Savchenko escorted to SBU. VIDEO&PHOTOS Nonaffiliated MP Nadia Savchenko was charged with multiple offenses after the parliament stripped her of immunity and sanctioned her detention and arrest. After that she was taken to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). 66 476 302 Incidents

Turmoil outside Kyiv-based court: 36 persons detained, three brought charges against, weapons seized. VIDEO+PHOTOS Turmoil outside Kyiv-based court: 36 persons detained, three brought charges against, weapons seized. VIDEO+PHOTOS Three people were arrested following clashes outside the Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv selecting pre-trial restriction for Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. 23 535 61 Incidents

PGO: ID of so-called “Ministry of State Security of DPR" found on detained Shepelev. PHOTOS PGO: ID of so-called “Ministry of State Security of DPR" found on detained Shepelev. PHOTOS Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) found an ID of the member of the so-called “Ministry of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic” in the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Nikolai Borukh as they frisked ex-MP Oleksandr Shepelev upon his detention. 33 352 180 Incidents

Saakashvili trial: police strengthen security outside court. PHOTOS Saakashvili trial: police strengthen security outside court. PHOTOS The Pechersk district court of Kyiv is to impose a pre-trial restriction on detained leader of Rukh Novykh Syl party, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today. 10 183 178 Previously in trend: Detention of Saakashvili

беларусь Ukrainian enterprise CEO Skyba detained by Belarus secret services Another citizen of Ukraine detained in Belarus - secret services apprehended the director of Ukraine’s mud weighting material producer based in Kostiantynivka, the Donetsk region while on a business trip to the Minsk Tractor Plant. 68 819 199 Incidents

сбу SBU apprehends two Russian agents plotting terrorist attacks in Ukraine’s cities. PHOTOS Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained two saboteurs in Severodonetsk who planned to commit acts of terrorism in the city under instructions of their supervisors from the Russian secret services. 33 705 64 Incidents

холодницкий SAP requests 5M hryvnia in bail against detained Oleksandr Avakov, ex-Deputy Interior Minister Chebotar, - Kholodnytskyi. PHOTO The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) drafted motions on restrictive measures against three suspects in the case of possible embezzlement of public funds while procuring backpacks for the Interior Ministry. 27 058 88 Incidents

набу Rozenblat attempted taking material evidence to Germany in order to avoid its arrest within investigation, - NABU. PHOTOS On Oct. 19, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) prevented MP Boryslav Rozenblat's taking out of the country some important materials for the so-called 'amber case,' and secured his participation in a trial on extending his liabilities. 35 762 56 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov

розенблат MP Rozenblat detained in Zhuliany on attempt to leave for Germany. DOCUMENT MP Borys Rozenblat was not allowed on his flight in 'Kyiv' international airport when he tried to leave for Germany. 96 737 291 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov

прокурорзадержание PGO detained 15th prosecutor red-handed since 2017. PHOTOS The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with SBU have detained a grafter prosecutor as he accepted a bribe of $5,000. 36 181 67 Ukrainian Politics

контрразведка Russian secret services agent detained while receiving secret information from Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff, - SBU Counterintelligence. PHOTOS SBU Counterintelligence together with Chief Directorate of Security Service in Kyiv and the Kyiv region revealed and detained on July 13 an agent of Russia's secret services, who attempted obtaining secret documents from the military and recruit a Defense Ministry of Ukraine representative. 132 247 116 Photo News

гратов Russian Colonel Gratov participated in fighting at Luhansk, Donetsk, Ilovaisk, Debaltseve, and other cities, - SBU counterintelligence. DOCUMENT+PHOTO Detained Russian Airborne Colonel Valery Gratov, who was intended by Russian secret services to be appointed "deputy defense minister of Transnistria republic," personally asked Russian President Putin for pension payments after being deported from Moldova. 131 860 174 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

контрразведка гратов SBU counterintelligence detained Russian Colonel Gratov, friend of Donbas terrorists Givi, Motorola, and Zakharchenko, - journalist. PHOTO Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has conducted a special operation to detain career Russian military, Colonel of the Airborne Forces Valery Gratov, who was heading for unrecognized Transnistria with a fake Ukrainian passport. 216 113 272 Ukrainian Politics

фсб диверсанты FSB officers Kuznetsov and Kulub sentenced to 15 days of arrest and 320 hryvnia fine for illegal border crossing of Ukraine, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS The Kalanchak district court of the Kherson region has sentenced two Russian FSB officers detained in Ukraine to 15 days of administrative arrest and a fine of 320 hryvnia ($12.3). In addition, the court decision has many inaccuracies. 172 136 638 Incidents

дело курченко Another defendant in Kurchenko case detained, - spokesperson Sarhan. PHOTO The detainee was involved in hiring people for working on tankers acquired by fugitive oligarch Kurchenko. 10 432 11 Previously in trend: Kurchenko’s shadow empire

рейдеры More than 30 detained in raid attempt in Kirovohrad region, - National Police. PHOTOS The detainees tried to forcibly seize an agriculture business. 91 201 143 Incidents

москва протест Moscow police brutally dispersed opposition demonstration. PHOTOS Mass protests summoned by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny ended in mass detentions on Monday, June 12. 80 853 147 Photo News

матиос Military Prosecutor Matios on "taxmen of Klymenko" case: 11 suspects arrested on bail, seven put on bail, four released on personal recognizance. PHOTOS During the searches, the following belongings were seized: 23 cars, $5.5 million, 3.7 million hryvnia ($141,000), more than 3 kg of gold, 20 paintings of 18-19 century, more than 20 valuable watches. Another wave of detentions is being planned. 20 338 53 Previously in trend: "Taxmen of Klymenko" detained

низенко клименко налоговики 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. 73 438 108 Ukrainian Politics

день днепр 9 победы титушки мая Another suspect in May 9 clashes in Dnipro detained, - Sarhan. PHOTO The prosecutor's office will request his arrest as pretrial measure. 79 686 107 Ukrainian Politics

сбу боевик Militant who threatened Ukrainian soldiers with torture was apprehended by SBU. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine apprehended an armed "LPR" militant in the Luhansk region. 113 839 194 Incidents

лгбт "Kadyrov to The Hague": Ten LGBT activists detained in Saint Petersburg. PHOTOS About a dozen of LGBT activists were detained at Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg on May 1. 20 105 77 Photo News

задержание Polish border guards apprehended 25-year-old Austrian suspected of killing prisoners in Donbas. PHOTO Polish border guards detained a 25-year-old Austrian citizen on the border with Ukraine. The man was on the wanted list on suspicion of participating in armed actions in Eastern Ukraine. 63 555 92 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

крым Two more Crimean Tatars detained in Russia-occupied peninsula. VIDEO+PHOTO Russian security forces detained two more Muslims after the morning raids on Crimean Tatars' homes in occupied Bakhchysarai. 8 893 22 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

крым 60 people detained at Simferopol central market on suspicion of extremism. PHOTOS In Russian-occupied Crimea, agents of the Center for Combating Extremism (Center E) raided the central market of Simferopol and detained 60 people. 29 003 67 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

москва Riot police massively apprehend rally participants in Moscow. PHOTOS Mass apprehensions began at the Mayakovskaya metro station in the capital of Russia. 128 847 241 Photo News

ибрагимов Crimean occupants detained journalist Ibrahimov and two activists, - Krym SOS coordinator Tasheva. PHOTO Occupation authorities of Crimea have detained a journalist and two activists in the peninsula. 8 428 37 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

бекиров Public activist Remzi Bekirov detained in Crimea, - lawyer Semedliaiev. PHOTO Occupiers in Crimea have detained civil activist Remzi Bekirov following his social media post. 7 102 10 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

минск задержания Freedom Day in Belarus: 58 people apprehended in Minsk. PHOTOS+VIDEO The riot police officers apprehended more than 50 people in ''Viasna'' human rights center in the capital of Belarus. 80 916 316 Previously in trend: repressions in Belarus

цимбалюк Detained Ukrainian journalist Tsymbaliuk released in Moscow. PHOTO The police have released detained UNIAN correspondent Roman Tsymbaliuk, 1+1 TV channel cameraman Mykyta Borodin, and post-graduate student of the History School of Moscow State University Zakhar Sarapulov. 30 304 108 World

бондарчук Ukrspetsexport ex-CEO Bondarchuk denies apprehension in London. PHOTOS He has published a photo from a cafe where he was going to dine. 20 190 43 Ukrainian Politics

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. 18 882 18 Incidents

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. 10 333 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. 32 460 129 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. 51 812 197 Incidents

наумлюк лунькова Ukrainian journalists apprehended in occupied Crimea. PHOTOS (updated) A group of Ukrainian journalists has been detained in occupied Crimea. 31 383 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. 199 452 404 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

полиция патрульная Armed killers apprehended in Rivne region, - Avakov. PHOTOS Rivne police officers apprehended suspects for killing a local resident. 62 753 59 Previously in trend: Police workdays

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. 13 393 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

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. 55 634 178 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. 94 149 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. 54 141 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

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. 17 331 16 Previously in trend: Grafters

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. 37 437 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. 28 175 101 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych