SSU detained a pro-Russian propagandist in Boryspil. He is a member of a group of online instigators spreading Russian propaganda in Ukraine. The criminal activities were exposed in the summer of 2020, but having received a suspicion notice the offender fled and hid from the investigation.
SSU Cyber security prevented new efforts of subversive activities against Ukraine. In Dnipro a bot farm, working under the orders of Russian curators, was liquidated. The capacity of the farm is more than 5 thousand bots.
SSU conducted large-scale special tactical training exercises in Chernihiv and Sumy regions. More than 1500 people and 100 vehicles, including UAV, took part in the training.
In Luhansk region SSU CI officers detained an LNR militant. In 2014, he took part in the storming and seizure of an administrative building of the SSU Office in Luhansk region.
In Kherson region, the SSU CI officers detained the so-called deputy director of the international airport Simferopol, captured by Russia. He helped Russian troops to take control of the airspace over the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
SSU blocked the large-scale smuggling scheme of timber outside the customs territory of Ukraine, using forged documents. Allegedly, the perpetrators smuggled up to 30 trucks a month, which contained about 1,000 cubic meters of timber.
SSU invasigators initiated criminal proceedings for illegal elections to the Russian State Duma, which occurred earlier on the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
SSU jointly with the Center for Strategic Communications StratCom Ukraine launches the information campaign "If you have information about any threat – do not hesitate to call SSU."
SSU served a notice of suspicion to the participant of the illegal armed formation of the so-called DNR. The offender was detained by the JFO servicemen during the attempt of covertly cross the contact line.
In Donetsk region, during counter-sabotage drills the SSU detected a cache with military weapons. The law enforcement officers seized anti-tank mines and an explosive device with electric fuze head from the cache.
SSU continues the systematic fight against smuggling and stopped a corruption scheme organized by the officials of the Boryspil Airport customs post.
SSU officers documented a new embezzlement scheme at JSC Ukrzaliznytsia. Allegedly, the perpetrators entered an inaccurate information about the amount of work performed, which allowed them to steal about UAH 2 m (USD 74,600).