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Ukraine’s Security Service detains two Russian agents in Dnipro and Poltava

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and National Police detained two female agents working for Russian intelligence (GRU), planning a series of terrorist attacks targeting judges and volunteers in Poltava and Dnipro, SBU wrote on July 14.

14 July 2025, 01:51 PM

Man detonates grenade in Kyiv Oblast injuring five police officers and killing himself

An 18-year-old girl in the village of Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka in Kyiv Oblast called police, reporting that her father was threatening her and her family with a grenade and firearm, the National Police of Ukraine said on Telegram on July 13.

13 July 2025, 09:28 PM

Military charity fraudster arrested in Lviv

Lviv police have arrested the head of a charity fund on suspicion of embezzling nearly UAH1.3 million ($31,000) intended to purchase equipment the Ukrainian military, National Police announced on June 20.

21 June 2025, 01:21 AM

Nationwide police operation strikes at illegal weapons trade

A large-scale nationwide special operation to combat the illegal circulation of weapons and ammunition is being conducted, the National Police press service reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 01:42 PM

Police release video of Russian drone being shot down over Kyiv

Police released a video of their mobile fire team taking down a Russian drone that attacked Kyiv on May 24.

24 May 2025, 08:48 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

Kyiv deputy mayor charged in draft dodger smuggling, claims persecution

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police charged Kyiv Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Prokopiv on April 17 with orchestrating a scheme to smuggle draft dodgers into European Union countries, NV sources in law enforcement reported.

17 April 2025, 03:00 PM

Ukraine boosts Easter security amid Russian provocations threat

Ukraine's National Police will step up security measures to ensure public safety during Easter celebrations, spokesperson Yulia Hirdevelis told Interfax-Ukraine on April 17.

17 April 2025, 02:56 PM

Horror in Sumy: Minutes after deadly Russian strike - Video

A video showing the first minutes after the horrific Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy on April 13, which killed 34 people and injured 119 others, was posted by Ukraine's National Police on Telegram the following morning.

14 April 2025, 11:25 AM

Ukrainian police identify 72 murders in Bucha, charge 34 Russian soldiers with war crimes

As of the end of March 2025, Ukrainian police investigators have solved 72 civilian murders committed by Russian troops in Bucha and have charged 34 Russian soldiers in connection with war crimes in Kyiv Oblast, the National Police of Ukraine told NV.

31 March 2025, 10:50 AM

900,000 counterfeit cigarette packs seized by law enforcers in Kyiv Oblast

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESBU), alongside the National Police, uncovered a group operating an illicit cigarette manufacturing network across multiple locations in Kyiv Oblast, the ESBU’s press service reported on March 19.

19 March 2025, 04:58 PM

Activist Demian Hanul killed in Odesa

Activist Demian Hanul was shot and killed in central Odesa, with Ukrainian MP Oleksii Honcharenko first reporting the incident, later confirmed by the National Police on March 14.

14 March 2025, 02:01 PM

Authorities launch probe into sudden death at Chernivtsi military office

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at Chernivtsi Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center, National Police wrote on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 02:45 PM

SBU foils Russian-linked terror plot in Odesa Oblast

A group suspected of planning a series of terrorist attacks in Odesa Oblast has been exposed and detained, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Jan. 30 after a successful joint operation with the National Police.

30 January 2025, 12:17 PM

Law enforcement identifies Pskov paratroopers in Bucha civilian shootings

Law enforcement has identified 12 Russian servicemen involved in the mass shootings of civilians in Bucha, the National Police said on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 06:14 PM

National Police expose scammers posing as Ukrainian soldiers

Ukrainian law enforcement has uncovered a fraud scheme involving three men who posed as Ukrainian military personnel to steal 2.5 million hryvnias ($59,382) in donations meant for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Police reported on Jan. 19.

19 January 2025, 05:45 PM

Kyiv prankster charged with illegal firearm possession

National Police officers have charged a Ukrainian minor, who was involved in a recent provocative incident in the capital, with illegal possession of a firearm, Kyiv Police announced on Jan. 17.

18 January 2025, 02:06 AM

Law enforcement stops Russian-linked terror plot: Explosives found at Dnipro railway

Law enforcement in Dnipro thwarted a terrorist attack at a railway station where agents of Russia’s FSB had planned to detonate a fuel tanker, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, and National Police on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 04:05 PM

Ukraine cracks down on networks trafficking draft dodgers

The National Police is conducting a large-scale operation across Ukraine to combat the illegal trafficking of draft-age men across the border, according to a statement posted on Facebook on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 10:40 AM

Dnipro officer stabbed in altercation over ID check refusal

A dispute in Dnipro involving Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC) and SP representatives and a 45-year-old man who refused to show personal documents for verification was reported by police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 04:48 PM

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