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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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майдан беркут PGO and SBU detained former Berkut company commander suspected of involvement in crimes against Euromaidan activists The Prosecutor General's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine have detained the former company commander of Berkut riot police on suspicion of involvement in crimes against Euromaidan participants in February 2014. 23 773 43 Incidents

Father and son who hijacked a car apprehended in Kyiv Father and a son were apprehended in Kyiv, while attempting to hijack a car. 26 021 43 Incidents

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. 16 489 43 Incidents

обыск иличевск State Employment Service Head Cherneha’s home raided, SBU chairman says Law enforcement officers are currently searching home of State Employment Service Head Roman Cherneha. 53 059 43 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Kharkiv police detain suspect in attack on TCR serviceman Wounding of TCR serviceman in Kharkiv: attacker detained. PHOTO In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers detained the attacker who assaulted a serviceman of the TCR and SS. 7 442 64 Previously in trend: Attack on the TCR

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

25 People Arrested after Football Match in Borisov - Interior Ministry of Belarus The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus press service said Friday that 25 people, 14 Ukrainians and 11 Belarusians, were detained Thursday night after Ukraine-Belarus football match in Borisov (Minsk region). 14 751 43 Incidents

Prosecutors seek pre-trial custody for Trukhanov with 50 million hryvnia bail option Prosecutors seek pre-trial custody for Trukhanov with 50 million hryvnia bail option Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi says that the prosecutors are going to request the court to place Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov in pre-trial custody with an option to post 50 million hryvnia (about $1,845,000) in bail. 14 563 42 Incidents

Zelenskyi Asks Ukrainians To Refrain From Traveling To Belarus Until Situation Stabilizes Zelenskyi Asks Ukrainians To Refrain From Traveling To Belarus Until Situation Stabilizes President Volodymyr Zelenskyi asks Ukrainians to refrain from travelling to Belarus until the situation stabilizes. 3 394 42 Previously in trend: repressions in Belarus Elections in Belarus

SBI detains ex-head of Odesa TCR Former Odesa military commissar detained, his property in Italy transferred to ARMA - SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation detained the former head of the Odesa regional TCR and SP after he was released on bail in the amount of UAH 39.364 million. 11 657 42

"Russia ultimately doomed itself to isolation from civilized world," – PM Hroisman on Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko’s arrest Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman condemns the illegal detention and confinement of journalist for Ukrainian news agency Roman Sushchenko in Russia and urges the international community to make a stand for him. 9 535 42 Incidents

SBU detains Vostok gang terrorist in southwestern Bukovyna region. VIDEO SBU detains Vostok gang terrorist in southwestern Bukovyna region. VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine together with the prosecutor's office have detained in the Chernivtsi region a militant of the terrorist group Vostok that fights Ukrainian troops in the Donbas as part of the breakaway "Donetsk People's Republic". 15 173 42 Incidents

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

нож Suspected attacker on OUN volunteer Rehor detained in Kyiv, - Kryshchenko The police have detained a suspect in attack on soldier of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) volunteer battalion Vitalii "Dzhura" Rehor. 39 214 41 Incidents

Lutsenko shows documents proving Ukrspetseksport ex-CEO Bondarchuk’s apprehension. DOCUMENT Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko confirmed his previous report on detention of Ukrspetseksport SE ex-Head Serhii Bondarchuk in London. 8 693 40 Incidents

суд апелляционый Zaverukha, Romaniuk, and Kosheliuk suspected of murder of police officers brought to Appeal Court of Kyiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO Vita Zaverukha, Andrii Romaniuk, and Yevhen Kosheliuk, suspected of killing police officers on May 4, 2015, who were due to be released from custody today, were transported to the Appeal Court of Kyiv. 23 176 40 Society

Ukrainian fishermen detained by Russians off cost of Crimea are in despair, go on hunger strike, - lawyer Ukrainian fishermen detained by Russians off cost of Crimea are in despair, go on hunger strike, - lawyer The crew of the Ukrainian vessel detained by the Russian border guards off the coast of occupied Crimea on May 4 goes on hunger strike. 12 534 40 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

FSB detains Ukrainian trying to enter Crimea FSB detains Ukrainian trying to enter Crimea Russia’s FSB states about detention of a citizen of Kryvy Rih, Ukraine as he "tried to enter Crimea bypassing the checkpoints". 4 508 40 Incidents

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. 25 266 39 Incidents

стрельба Suspect in yesterday shooting in Kyiv downtown apprehended in Boryspil airport, - Kryshchenko After committing the crime, the suspect has attempted to flee to Turkey, but was apprehended and sent to a detention center. 72 995 39 Incidents

tanker Russia detains Greek tanker en route from Estonia - media On Sunday, May 18, Russia detained the Greek oil tanker Green Admire, which had left the Estonian port of Sillamäe. The vessel was following an agreed route through Russian territorial waters. 14 345 39 Previously in trend: Russia detained a Greek oil tanker

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. 19 964 39 Incidents

аметов "Russia's security agents beat my son, took him to an unknown place," - chairman of Sudak mejlis A son of Ilver Ametov, the chairman of the regional mejlis of Sudak, has been beaten and taken to an unknown location after Russian security agents raided his house in the village of Kapsykhor outside Crimea's town of Sudak. 22 864 39 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

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). 26 679 38 Incidents

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. 13 901 38 Incidents

шарий Sharia was detained based on international arrest warrant, according to Spanish media The Spanish National Police confirms the detention of blogger Anatoliy Shari. He was detained based on an international arrest warrant. 10 199 38 World

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. 8 462 37 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine detained inter-district Prosecutor of Poltava region for a bribe of $5,000 The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with the Security Service of Ukraine found out a corruption fact concerning one of inter-district prosecutors of the Poltava region. 12 735 37 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

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. 7 440 37 Incidents

Explosion at Ukrposhta in the capital. Police detained a man Man involved in explosion at "Ukrposhta" in Kyiv has been detained, - National Police. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers detained a man involved in the explosion at "Ukrposhta" in Kyiv. 6 195 37 Previously in trend: Explosion in Kyiv

У Чехії затримали організатора схеми Львівського арсеналу Хорошаєва Organizer of "Lviv Arsenal" scheme was detained in Czech Republic One of the 5 defendants in the Lviv Arsenal case, Oleksii Khoroshaiev, was detained in the Czech Republic. 20 322 36

Court to select restriction measure for five detainees on amber mafia case in upcoming days, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko As of July 5, five persons were detained within the case on illegal amber mining. The court is supposed to select a restriction measure for them in upcoming days. 5 633 36 Ukrainian Politics

наручники,затримання Woman who led enemy to positions of Armed Forces was detained in Sloviansk, prosecutor’s office In Sloviansk (Donetsk region), a local resident helped the occupiers aim rockets and surrendered the positions of the Armed Forces. 5 671 36 War in Ukraine

кирюшин Yanukovych regime Deputy Minister Kiriushyn detained in Georgia, prosecutor general says Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko reported on detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy Ihor Kiriushyn in Georgia. 14 805 36 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Shooting in Cherkasy Perpetrator detained Shooting in Cherkasy: no one was injured except perpetrator, who was detained. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers detained a man who opened fire in a restaurant in Cherkasy. 5 356 35 Previously in trend: Shooting in Cherkasy

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

Russian spy Pavlenko sentenced to 14 years in jail for high treason. VIDEO Russian spy Pavlenko sentenced to 14 years in jail for high treason. VIDEO Ukraine’s national Viktor Pavlenko was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to a 14-year prison term. 15 562 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

France confirms detention of its citizen trying to smuggle weapons by Ukraine’s Security Service The Foreign Ministry of France has confirmed the detention of the French national on the territory of Ukraine. The person is suspected of illegal weapons smuggling and plotting terrorist attacks during the 2016 European Football Championship. 12 407 35 Incidents

алкоголь фальсификат гфс Prosecutors established eighth suspect in case of fake alcohol distribution in Kharkiv region The person acted as an intermediary between manufacturers and distributors of the fake spirits. 36 957 34 Incidents

Sabotage on Polish railway: two Ukrainians detained Two Ukrainians who worked for Russian special services were involved in sabotage on Polish railway, says Tusk Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that two Ukrainian citizens were responsible for the sabotage on the Polish railway. 5 772 34 Previously in trend: Subversion in Poland and Lithuania

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. 16 494 34 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

межигорье Yanukovych's official responsible for stealing Mezhyhiria detained, - SBU SBU continues to detain officials of the regime of Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 8 533 34 Incidents

4 kg of cocaine found in a minibus Foreign national was detained in Kyiv with 4 kg of cocaine worth 35 million hryvnias. VIDEO In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained a foreign citizen who was transporting a large batch of drugs for further sale. 4 406 33

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. 31 399 33 Incidents

Poroshenko Signed a Law that Allows Preventive Detention of Persons in the ATO Area President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law "On Combating Terrorism" regarding preventive detention of individuals involved in terrorist activities in the area of ​anti-terrorism operation for a period exceeding 72 hours. 18 769 33 Ukrainian Politics

Detention of the former deputy head of the Supreme Economic Court "Desired" decisions for bribes: ex-deputy head of Supreme Economic Court Emelianov detained – SBI. PHOTO SBI officers detained a former deputy chairman of the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine, who, together with other judges, built a "business" on court decisions. He was served a notice of suspicion. 17 792 33 Previously in trend: Grafters

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

ткач Verkhovna Rada Committee appeals to Polish Parliament on detention of journalist Tkach The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech appealed to the relevant committees of the Polish Sejm and Senate to find out why the UP journalists were detained and to take this issue under parliamentary control. 4 546 32 World