Ukrainian police

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.

A passenger bus overturned in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing one person and injuring 17 others, regional police department reported on July 7.

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has discovered a massive cache of weapons in a garage in central Kyiv, the agency announced via Telegram on April 16. 

A three-year-old boy who went missing from his grandmother’s yard in the village of Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, was found safe after spending a night in the rain—kept warm by his loyal dog, regional police reported on March 12.

In the spring of 2023, the Ukrainian government enacted a policy for the mandatory evacuation of children from combat zones, a measure long demanded by volunteers involved in civilian rescues. Despite this, nearly every settlement near the front line has parents who refuse to evacuate, putting both themselves and their children at grave risk. A troubling pattern has emerged where some parents lie to and mislead police and other government services. NV journalist Serhiy Okunev visited Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, dodging attacks by FPV drones and witnessing the heroic work of local police as they struggle to save children under dire conditions.