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Five wounded by gunshot amid clash between SBU officers, amber diggers in Rivne region The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) is verifying the legality of the actions of officers of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Rivne region during a clash with amber diggers on the evening of February 10. 11 199 65 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Zelenskyi submits bill on punishment for illegal amber-mining to parliament President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi submitted the bill on punishment for illegal production and sale of amber to the Verkhovna Rada. 12 472 343 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Zelenskyi orders that SBU, police heads be changed in Rivne, Volyn, Zhytomyr regions President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has instructed Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Ivan Bakanov to replace the heads of SBU departments in Rivne, Volyn and Zhytomyr regions, and Head of the National Police Serhiy Kniazev to change nine heads of regional police departments in these regions. 6 566 61 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Some people have only amber and money in their minds," - Rivne region residents face gas supply cut over unearthed pipeline. VIDEO Illegal amber miners unearthed 1.5 kilometers of gas pipeline in the Rivne region which can leave 2,000 houses in the villages of Klesiv and Puhach without heating. 15 727 44 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Amber case": Four out of six bribes end at Rozenblat NABU revealed six schemes of bribing parliamentary members and employees, including MP Boryslav Rozenblat, MP Maksym Poliakov, and Deputatskyi Control parliamentary group. Four of the six bribes were intended for MP Rozenblat. 58 646 112 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Three key defendants in 'amber case' released on bail Key defendants in the 'amber mafia' case from the Rivne region have been released from detention center on bail. Former deputy prosecutor of the Rivne region Andrii Borovyk left on 1 million hryvnia bail ($38,760). Borovyk is suspected of organizing a criminal ring involved in illegal amber mining. 17 960 39 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Blow dealt to amber mafia, dismantling operation underway, - Lutsenko Combating amber mafia remains one of the priorities for the Prosecutor General's Office. 61 054 121 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Return our pumps or we will drown you in swamp," - amber diggers threaten police officers in Rivne region. PHOTOS+VIDEO Illegal amber diggers destroyed the bridge and blocked a police unit, threatening to drown police officers in the swamp. 140 873 451 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber mafia suspect, SBU Lt. Col. Fedoruk remanded on bail, - source Security Service of Ukraine Lt. Col. Vadym Fedoruk, who is suspected of the involvement in the organization of a criminal group for illegal production and trade in amber, has been released from a remand prison on bail. 26 324 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia PGO, SBU stage raids in Zhytomyr region, seize 500 kilos of amber and weapons, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Amber extraction needs to be codified into law. 30 537 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Olevsk shoot-out 
"Amber" showdown in Olevsk: unknowns fire pistols and rifles at group of men, kill one, - activist. PHOTOS On the night of Jan. 15, unknown persons opened fire on a group of young people outside a cafe in downtown Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region. 97 411 93 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko. PHOTO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 62 917 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters 
'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. 51 681 43 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
'Amber mafia' completely under police control, Deputy Chief Troian says Ukraine's 'amber mafia' operating in western regions of the country and illegally mining amber for sale has been taken under control of law enforcement agencies. 53 405 179 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Group of illegal miners detained, armored vehicle seized in special operation against ‘amber mafia’ in Rivne region. PHOTOS A group of illegal amber miners was detained by the National Police in the territory of the nature reserve in the Rivne region this morning. The miners resisted arrest. 112 812 166 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Interior Minister announces new raids against ‘amber mafia’: "Similar actions to be taken in Zhytomyr and Volyn regions" The Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct special operations against the "amber mafia" in the Zhytomyr and Volyn regions similar to the one recently carried out in the Rivne region. 10 559 35 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Illegal amber dealers’ yearly earnings equal to Ukraine’s defense budget, prosecutor general says The revenues from the illegal extraction of amber in Ukraine equal to the country's defense expenditures. 46 209 117 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Some 30 searches underway in "amber mafia" case: off-the-book records, huge amounts of money, weapons, mining equipment seized, - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, the prosecutor's offices, and the police continue searches of "amber mafia" members in the Rivne region. 62 409 98 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Amber" crime boss detained in Kyiv, - National Police As part of the operation to expose a criminal scheme involving amber extraction in the Rivne region, the police detained one of the case figures, crime boss nicknamed "Ushatyi," who organized groups of diggers and collected money from them. 93 088 56 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Detained Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk owns watches worth of $100,000, - SBU. PHOTO The collection of watches worth of $100,000 was found during the raid at the premises belonging to Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk, detained on suspicion of organizing a crime ring involved in illegal amber extraction. 65 435 148 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Rivne region’s prosecutor dismissed following 123 raids conducted by 300 law enforcers headed by prosecutor general and SBU chairman. PHOTOS The large-scale operation against amber mafia is underway in the Rivne region. 155 749 277 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Prosecutor General Lutsenko 
Rivne region’s Deputy Prosecutor Borovyk detained, - prosecutor general’s press-secretary. PHOTOS Deputy Regional Prosecutor Andrii Borovyk has been detained in the city of Rivne during ‘Burshtyn’ (amber) operation. 28 725 61 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Prosecutor General Lutsenko 
"Amber conflict" in Zhytomyr region: nine people apprehended, three more hospitalized following firefight between out-of-town mobsters and locals. PHOTOS The residents of Obyshche village in the Olevske district engaged in a firefight with the out-of-town gangsters involved in the illegal extraction of amber. 110 466 115 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber buyers detained in Zhytomyr with stones worth 4 million hryvnia, - SBU. PHOTOS Two amber buyers with 50 kilos of selected "solar stone" of coarse fraction have been apprehended at a petrol station near the village of Synhai (the Zhytomyr region) by Ukraine's Security Service together with the police and prosecutor's office. 16 602 15 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"This is their base - two abandoned huts, pump hoses, Crimean-registered car," - police patrol areas with amber deposits. VIDEO Zhytomyr region law enforcers experience lack of personnel to patrol areas with amber deposits, while local police pay daily visits to places of illegal mining, trying to prevent it. 22 730 60 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber sellers detained by SBU in Lutsk with 500,000 UAH-worth in goods. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine apprehended four sellers of illegally extracted amber in Lutsk. 14 165 13 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Diggers, hundreds of motor pumps, and thousands of people: border guards reveal seven areas of illegal amber extraction. VIDEO A plane of the State Border Service revealed and recorded another seven areas of illegal amber mining in the Rivne and Zhytomyr regions. 41 729 82 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"Trust me, guys, you'll not get out of here alive," - clash with gunfire between police and amber diggers in Rivne region. VIDEO The Interior Ministry has released a video of a clash between the police and amber miners in the Rivne region. 219 064 642 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
"It's real war: locals beaten with batons and fired at with assault rifles," - Amber miners wreak havoc in village in Rivne region. VIDEO Several people have fallen victims to amber-rush this week as it was gaining momentum. 108 322 159 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Amber apocalypse: hundreds of people illegally mine amber near Kukhotska Volia in Rivne region. VIDEO AutoMaidan activists took another trip to the sites of illegal extraction of amber in the Ukrainian Polissia. This time they got to Kukhotska Volia village situated almost on the border of the Rivne and Volyn regions. 90 220 196 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Disaster reported due to amber extraction in Polissia area. PHOTOS+VIDEO The scale of the environmental disaster due to illegal extraction of amber in the Polissia area is really striking. 166 375 386 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
Hundreds of people mine for amber near Kukhotska Volia in Rivne region, - AutoMaidan. PHOTOS A big variety of equipment is recorded near the illegal mining. 99 908 263 Previously in trend: Amber mafia 
PGO covers ‘amber mafia’ and formally refuses to refer case filed against Rivne region SBU Deputy Head Nazaruk to NABU The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine represented by Acting Prosecutor General Sevruk has submitted to the National Anti-corruption Bureau the official refusal to refer the case of ‘amber mafia’ in the Rivne region to NABU detectives. 54 985 150 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Judge assistant and customs official detained while trying to sell amber. PHOTO Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine together with the Prosecutor's Office arrested an assistant of judge from the Rivne region and a Boryspil customs official who tried to sell some illegally mined amber. 15 772 41 Incidents 
59 kilos of smuggled amber worth of 9 million UAH seized at Odesa customs. PHOTOS A woman carrying 59 kilos of amber was detained in the Odesa airport. 16 333 19 Incidents 
Amber mining provoked shooting in Volyn, illegal diggers driven out from woods A conflict over illegal amber mining has moved into its active phase. 22 214 92 Incidents 
