Police raid Ukrainian Railways over suspected criminal scheme
"The actions of the defendants led to significant losses and the creation of an artificial shortage of tickets for the most popular routes on the market," the police’s statement read.
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Chinese man arrested in US on suspicions of arms shipments to North Korea
A Chinese man illegally residing in the U.S. was arrested for illegally shipping weapons to North Korea from the U.S., the Justice Department said in a statement on Dec. 3.
German court sentences killers of Ukrainian basketball players to 8.5-10 years
The perpetrators were between 14 and 15 years old at the time of the attack and included two Syrian citizens and two German citizens, the ARD news channel reported.
Top medical official in Kyiv suspected of faking disability certificates for draft-age men
The head of one of the inter-district Centers for Medical and Social Experts in Kyiv will appear in court for allegedly handing out fake disability certificates, the police said on Oct. 8.
Infamous Russian arms dealer preparing deal with Yemen's Houthis, WSJ reports
Viktor Bout gained fame in 2005 after a movie titled "Lord of War," allegedly portraying his life of selling weapons for decades to Middle Eastern, South American, and African clients before he was arrested in 2008 and imprisoned in the U.S.
US sanctions Russia-based cybercrime group 'Evil Corp'
"Evil Corp has used the Dridex malware to infect computers and harvest login credentials from hundreds of banks and other financial institutions in over 40 countries, resulting in more than $100 million in theft losses and damage suffered by U.S. and international financial institutions and their customers," said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
‘A wave of lawlessness’ – returning from war in Ukraine, Russian convicts commit crimes at home
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions. Several months after Russian Sergei Kozlov, an assault fighter of the infamous Wagner Group, returned home from the war in Ukraine, he violently killed his 18-year-old partner Daria, who was pregnant with his child. She was beaten to death, suffering a traumatic
Ukraine launches international search for controversial lawmaker Artem Dmytruk
The State Bureau of Investigation previously confirmed on Aug. 26 that Dmytruk illegally crossed the border in Odesa Oblast and entered Moldova.
Russian-installed occupied Kherson head charged with seizing, relocating over 2,800 tons of grain
The Russian-installed head of occupied Kherson, Volodymyr Saldo, was charged in absentia on Aug. 15 on charges related to seizing and relocating over 2,800 tons of Ukrainian grain, the Prosecutor General's office announced.
Russian lawmaker arrested over alleged murder plot
According to Kommersant, Senator Dmitry Savelyev attempted last year to arrange the murder of his business partner, who reportedly embezzled money from a company they ran together.
Moroccan man kidnapped, forced to transfer Bitcoin, then murdered in Kyiv, police say
CCTV footage released by the police appears to show the moment the man was kidnapped.
Ex-lawmaker Iryna Farion assassination – everything we know about 18-year-old suspect
After a "challenging" manhunt, a teenager has been detained over the assassination of former Ukrainian lawmaker and linguist, Iryna Farion, Ukrainian authorities announced on July 25. Since then, details have begun to emerge about the potential motive of the suspected killer, including possible links to Russian neo-Nazi groups. Here's everything
Ex-lawmaker Farion's murder suspect could be involved in Russian far-right movement
The man suspected of murdering lawmaker and professor Iryna Farion could be involved in the Russian neo-Nazi movement, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies announced during a press briefing on July 26.
Suspect in murder of ex-MP Farion detained in Dnipro, Zelensky says
The detained suspect is an 18-year-old man, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The investigation is ongoing.
Ukrainian police examining claims linking ex-MP Farion's murder to Russian far-right
The pro-Kremlin telegram channel Readovka was one of the first to post a video of the alleged murder of Iryna Farion. The channel claimed that the NS/WP (National-Socialism/White Power) group had taken responsibility for murder.
Killed, injured among 3,800 convicts serving in Ukraine's military, lawmaker says
"(Around) 3,800 prisoners are already in the Armed Forces. Most of them have recently completed their training," the secretary of the parliamentary national security committee, Roman Kostenko, told Ukrainska Pravda.
Saint Petersburg woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly setting fire to military enlistment office
At least 11 military enlistment offices were set on fire in Russia following the beginning of the mobilization campaign in September 2022.
Woman detained in Kyiv over desecration of renowned fallen soldiers' graves
The graves belonged to the legendary commander Dmytro "Da Vinci" Kotsiubailo, MiG-29 pilot Andrii "Juice" Pilshchykov, and activist-turned-soldier Pavlo Petrychenko.
Security forces storm detention center in Rostov-on-Don, free hostages, Russia says
Six prisoners, some of whom were allegedly linked to the Islamic State terrorist group, took the two employees hostage on the morning of June 16 and held them in one of the cells.
9-year-old Ukrainian girl found dead in Germany, police say
Valeria reportedly went missing on her way to school on June 3. The police confirmed that her body was found on June 11 some four kilometers (2.4 miles) away from her home in a forest between the settlements of Hermsdorf and Mahlitzsch.
Local official shot dead in Zaporizhzhia, police say
An unidentified man shot the official four times with a firearm near a high-rise building and fled, Ukraine's National Police said. The victim reportedly suffered injuries and died in the hospital.
Russian media: Gerasimov's deputy detained over suspected bribery
Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, the deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff and head of the Main Directorate of Communications, was detained for allegedly receiving a large bribe, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on May 23, citing a court statement.
Zelensky signs law allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 17 signed into law a bill permitting citizens convicted under certain charges to serve in the military.
Parliament passes bill allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed in the second and final reading on May 8 a bill permitting military service of citizens convicted of certain offenses, said lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko, one of the bill's authors.
Investigation reveals that almost 11,000 criminal cases have been halted because defendants volunteered to fight
According to the investigation, the most common cases halted by courts were theft, car accidents involving criminal misconduct, and drug trafficking.
Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian citizen stabbed to death in Budapest
A Ukrainian citizen died as a result of a knife attack in Hungary's capital, and the suspected attacker has been detained, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed for Ukrinform on May 3.
Zelensky dismisses Kyiv Oblast official detained over car accident
Volodymyr Maibozhenko, the head of the Brovary District Military Administration in Kyiv Oblast, was dismissed from his post, according to a presidential decree issued on April 27.
Russian man jailed for 10 years over railway sabotage, treason
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what were previously treated as acts of hooliganism have often been tried as acts of sabotage aimed at disrupting the Kremlin's war effort and those found guilty now face far harsher punishments.
Ex-lawmaker Demchak declared wanted, suspected of abuse of power
Former lawmaker Ruslan Demchak has been declared wanted in a suspected case of abuse of power, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) announced on April 17.
Parliament passes in 1st reading bill allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed on April 10 in the first reading a bill permitting military service of citizens convicted of certain offenses, said lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko, one of the bill's authors.
Zelensky signs sanctions order against several Ukrainian businessmen, dozens of companies
A total of 86 companies were on the sanctions list, most of which were Ukrainian. Some Russian and Chinese companies were listed as well.
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