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Three dead after two helicopters collide midair in Oregon

Two helicopters collided midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on October 29, killing three people, including a flight instructor and a student pilot from the U.K., CNN reported.

30 October, 09:36 AM

Montenegro police launch manhunt for Russian national suspected of triple murder

A massive manhunt is underway in Montenegro for 30-year-old Russian national Mikhail Shabunin suspected of committing a triple homicide at a local shooting range, Montenegrin broadcaster N1 reported, citing law enforcement officials.

1 September, 09:09 AM

Crater and unidentified debris discovered in Poland following mass Russian airstrike

Polish police discovered a crater and unidentified debris in the Lublin Voivodeship on the morning of July 30 after being dispatched to investigate reports of a loud explosion, law enforcement officials reported.

30 July, 10:39 AM

Russian photographer in Kremenchuk sentenced to 11 years in prison for child molestation

Kremenchuk court found a 52-year-old photographer, who holds Russian citizenship, guilty of molesting and sexually exploiting girls aged 13-15, the General Prosecutor’s Office reported on July 13.

13 July, 12:43 PM

Russians massively attempt to recruit Ukrainians by posing as law enforcement

Russian special services have intensified attempts to recruit Ukrainians by impersonating employees of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and other law enforcement agencies in order to force them to carry out criminal tasks, the SBU reported on July 3.

3 July, 02:03 PM

Investigators suspect Ukraine's security service behind Monaco bombing

Investigators in Monaco suspect Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) may be behind a targeted bombing that served as a "warning" to sanctioned businessman Vadym Yermolaev, French daily Le Figaro reported on June 30.

1 July, 01:04 PM

Four arrested in Wrocław over brutal abduction and extortion of Ukrainian citizens

Police in Wrocław, Poland, arrested four suspects charged with kidnapping, robbing, and assaulting two young Ukrainian citizens who were held captive in a downtown basement, Polish news outlet RMF24 reported on June 11.

11 June, 02:38 PM

Police target massive education embezzlement scheme at top Kyiv university

Law enforcement officers conducted searches at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (KNUCA) and the Kyiv University of Culture, RBC-Ukraine reported on May 7, citing its sources.

7 May, 02:22 PM

Ukrainian police bust arms smuggling network linked to Denis Pushilin

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have shut down an arms smuggling network linked to the leader of the so-called Donetsk People Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, the Ukrainian National Police announced on April 28.

28 April, 01:19 PM

Ukraine suspects firm director in $4M fraud over substandard military goggles

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General suspects the director of a private company of embezzling budget funds by supplying substandard ballistic goggles to the Defense Ministry for use by the armed forces on Feb. 18.

18 February, 10:36 AM

Russia poses as Ukrainian law enforcement to recruit citizens – SBU

Russia’s security services have begun posing as Ukrainian law enforcement officers to recruit Ukrainian citizens, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a statement on Feb. 16.

16 February, 02:36 PM

Parubiy assassin confesses, admits Russian contacts—report

A man suspected of killing former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy has confessed to the assassination and told law enforcement about his Russian contacts, RFE/RL reported on Sept. 1, citing sources.

1 September 2025, 08:28 PM

Military man is suspected of aiding Russian missile strikes that killed Ukrainian soldiers

In Cherkasy Oblast, law enforcement officers have reported suspicions against a military man who was directing enemy missiles at Ukrainian defenders in four oblasts, resulting in the deaths of Ukrainian servicemen, according to the press service of the State Border Guard on June 18.

18 June 2025, 05:19 PM

SBU and Polish authorities dismantle international drug syndicate operating in Ukraine

Ukraine Security Service (SBU) and Polish law enforcement have dismantled a drug trafficking network that smuggled precursors into Ukraine, ten suspects were detained, SBU press service reported on May 27.

27 May 2025, 01:00 PM

Portnov was in Ukraine days before his murder — report

Andriy Portnov, a former senior aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, was in Ukraine just days before he was killed in Madrid on May 21, Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 23, citing law enforcement sources.

23 May 2025, 11:38 PM

Police report 67 arrests in $48 million drug bust

Ukraine’s National Police has shut down a vast network of drug manufacturing facilities across the country, arresting 67 people, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on May 14.

14 May 2025, 08:34 PM

SBU detains son of Motor Sich traitor Bohuslayev in Monaco over $650M embezzlement

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in cooperation with France and Monaco, has detained the son of the Motor Sich ex-president, suspected of helping his father embezzle the industrial giant assets, the officers reported on May 2.

2 May 2025, 01:00 PM

Ukrainian law enforcement officers arrest Russian agent plotting to assassinate Kharkiv governor

A man suspected of plotting to kill Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv governor, and Viacheslav Zadorenko, Derhachi military Administration head, was arrested, the Prosecutor General Office and the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on April 8.

8 April 2025, 02:21 PM

Couple with suspected explosives detained in Lviv

Police in Lviv’s Sykhivskyi district detained a man and a woman suspected of carrying explosives, with an investigation now underway, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on April 1.

1 April 2025, 10:49 AM

Law enforcement is intensifying pressure on Kyiv city authorities — Mayor Vitalii Klitschko

Law enforcement is intensifying efforts to discredit city officials and disrupt the city's operations, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 04:19 PM

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