The SSU is working systematically to protect critical infrastructure and counteract to terrorism financing. In 2021, the SSU investigations helped restore state ownership of dozens of strategically important entities worth over UAH 8 bln (USD 285 mln).

Due to the SSU efforts, the National Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions on over 2,000 legal entities and individuals involved in illegal operations with state resources.

Attempts to use Ukrainian airspace by 5 sanctioned planes for flights to Russia were blocked.

Another SSU operation resulted in blocking of financing illegal armed groups of the temporarily occupied territories. According to the pre-trial investigation, participants of the illicit scheme organized purchase of coal products from the temporarily uncontrolled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Five Russian citizens have been notified of suspicion.

The SSU prevented illegal alienation of 12 hydrotechnical structures and adjacent land plots worth total of UAH 4 bln (USD 142 mln).

Following an investigation by the SSU, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine seized a part of the Samara-Western Direction main oil pipeline with an estimated value of UAH 200 mln (USD 7.1 mln).

The organizers of the scheme illegally took over the state property using forged documents.

Special operations across Ukraine resulted in shutting down 11 large conversion centers. Their total turnover was over UAH 2.5 bln (USD 90 mln).

Due to the intervention of the SSU, the law enforcement blocked large-scale illegal activities at the State Forestry Agency. Its officials facilitated illegal logging and export of Ukrainian timber. 131 criminal proceedings have been instituted on these facts, 36 regional officials of the State Forest Agency were served suspicion notices, assets worth UAH 117 mln (USD 4 mln) were seized.

In the metallurgical sphere, the SSU exposed and disrupted the activity of the management of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. The initiated criminal proceedings pertain to polluting the air with toxins and tax evasion in the amount of over UAH 2 bln (USD 71 mln). The investigators notified 7 officials of suspicion.

The SSU is acting upon the uncovered facts of illegal activity to establish all the circumstances of offences and bring to justice those involved in crimes against Ukraine’s state security.