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Court detains drone firm director in drone, EW procurement scam

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) ordered a 60-day detention for Yevheniya Sydelnykova, director of Acopters LLC, a suspect in a corruption case involving the procurement of drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems, according to public broadcaster Suspilne’s court correspondent on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 02:03 PM

Deputy PM Chernyshov seeks to delay the court hearing set for June 25 regarding his corruption case

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov, who was announced as a suspect in a corruption case on June 23, requested to postpone the court hearing on the appointment of a preventive measure, scheduled for June 25, he announced on Facebook.

25 June 2025, 04:05 PM

Poland refers case on assassination attempt on Zelenskyy at Rzeszów airport to court

A case involving a Polish citizen accused of preparing an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in May 2025 has been referred to court, Poland’s Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak wrote on X on June 23.

24 June 2025, 02:13 PM

Ukrainian bus crash in France: driver charged with involuntary manslaughter

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has charged one of the bus drivers involved in a deadly accident, killing four, in the French department of Sarthe on June 14, Le Figaro reported on June 15.

16 June 2025, 09:15 AM

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reveals details in Belgium family murder case

The son of a Ukrainian woman who was killed in Belgium has confessed to murdering his mother and six-year-old sister, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry confirmed, adding that the country’s embassy is keeping the investigation under special control on June 9.

9 June 2025, 05:39 PM

‘Coal case’ against Poroshenko moves forward as investigators eye alleged money transfer video

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been formally charged with treason in the so-called “coal case,” NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 20 in an article titled How’s It Going? What’s Happening with Investigations into Poroshenko, as prosecutors prepare to transfer the case to court.

21 May 2025, 07:38 PM

Ukraine’s Armed Forces see 43% drop in crimes, General Syrskyi says

Criminal offenses within Ukraine’s Armed Forces decreased by 43% compared to 2024, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a Facebook post on May 1, summarizing an April 2025 military review.

1 May 2025, 07:35 PM

Ukrainian police uncover smuggled Russian medicines in Kyiv pharmacies

Ukrainian law enforcement has uncovered a network of pharmacies in Kyiv illegally selling over 20 types of Russian-made medicines, despite the ban on trade with the aggressor state, National Police reported on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 02:28 PM

Ukrainian pimp avoids jail by donating $25k to National Guard

A court in Lviv allowed a convicted pimp to donate 1 million UAH (almost $25k) to the National Guard instead of serving his sentence, The Halytskyi District Court wrote in its verdict, published on Jan. 23.

31 January 2025, 01:14 PM

Court grants protection for Iryna Farion murder suspect, adjourns trial until Feb. 13, 2025

A Lviv court has granted a request from Vyacheslav Zinchenko's lawyers to provide him additional protection during his transport to and from court; Zinchenko is accused of murdering linguist and former MP Iryna Farion, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 04:56 PM

Trump’s sentencing set for Jan. 10 in hush money case, 10 days before inauguration

On Jan. 3, Judge Juan Merchan scheduled the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in the hush money case involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels for Jan. 10, Axios reported.

4 January 2025, 07:01 PM

Poland takes over criminal case against former Ukrainian road agency chief

A criminal case against Slawomir Nowak, former head of Ukravtodor (State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine) and a Polish citizen, was transferred to Poland on Nov. 27 by the Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Prosecutor General’s Office.

28 November 2024, 09:51 AM

Ukrainian and foreign journalists face 'criminal charges' in Russia for reporting from Kursk Oblast

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) initiated criminal cases against Ukrainian and foreign journalists who reported from Sudzha in Kursk Oblast following a border breach by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 07:04 PM

Record criminal cases against businesses in Ukraine in 2023, 80% without convictions

In 2023, over 5,000 companies were embroiled in criminal cases, with 43,000 related documents recorded, according to the Opendatabot monitoring platform’s report on July 15.

16 July 2024, 02:10 PM

Ukrainian soldier accused of selling donated cars, says SBI

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced it has completed a pre-trial investigation into a soldier accused of trying to sell three cars imported for the Armed Forces, the indictment has been sent to court, reported press service of the bureau on May 13.

13 May 2024, 04:00 PM

Russian rapes and brutally kills 17-year-old girl in occupied Luhansk Oblast

A native of Russia's Vladimir Oblast raped and killed a 17-year-old girl who lived in temporarily occupied Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast, Russian ASTRA Telegram channel reported on May 6.

7 May 2024, 11:00 AM

Russian soldier suspected of killing tugboat captain in Kherson Oblast

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have served a notice of suspicion to a Russian army serviceman who fatally shot a tugboat captain during the occupation of Hola Prystan in Kherson Oblast, the Kherson Prosecutor’s Office reported on April 27.

28 April 2024, 03:48 PM

Former Russian security officials accused of historic $50 million bribery

Two former Russian security officers have been accused of accepting what is alleged to be the largest bribe in Russia's history, amounting to $50 million, according to reports from the Russian Telegram channel CHTD on April 17.

18 April 2024, 01:21 PM

There is trend of attacks on anti-corruption organizations, journalists, and independent media – Shabunin

The Anticorruption Action Centre’s (AntAC) head, Vitaliy Shabunin, addressed the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) allegations of document forgery and military service evasion in an exclusive interview with NV on March 9.

10 March 2024, 05:25 PM

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