The SBU exposed corruption organized by the deputy head of the regional branch of the State Property Fund of Kyiv, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions. The official demanded a bribe for "resolving the issue" of renting state-owned property.
The SBU systematically counteract illegal sale of excisable goods. Recently, SBU officers blocked the sale of counterfeit alcohol in Kyiv, Odesa and Vinnytsia regions, as well as exposed the smuggling of foreign tobacco. Monthly profit amounted to almost UAH 5 m. (USD 178,571).
The SBU found two caches arranged by militants in Luhansk region. Both were set up in the summer of 2014 during warfare against ATO forces. Law enforcement seized 18 artillery shells.
The SBU exposed a new channel for illegal sale of explosives. A resident of Kirovohrad region supplied his "clients" with up to 10 kg of gunpowder a day. Allegedly, an offender obtained millions of hryvnias from illegal activities.
In Odesa region, the SBU blocked a large-scale production and sale of counterfeit alcohol. Law enforcement documented the sale for UAH 10 m. (USD 357,142).
SBU counterintelligence officers suppressed activity of a hostile agent network. The group included citizens of Ukraine who performed tasks of the so-called DNR State Security Ministry (MDB) controlled by Russian special services in the area of the Joint Forces Operation.
In the city of Vinnytsia, SBU cyber specialists blocked fraud scheme. The offenders stole citizens’ funds providing virtual "brokerage services". The monthly turnover of illegal business amounted to over UAH 7 m. (USD 250,000).
In Zhytomyr region, the SBU stopped large-scale illegal mining. The engineering and ecological expertise confirmed that the state losses top UAH 42 m. (USD 1.5 m.) in the last nine months alone.