The SSU has blocked destructive activities of an anti-Ukrainian network that used anti-vaccination rhetoric in an attempt to destabilize the situation in the country. The group called for a forceful change of the constitutional order. According to preliminary information, they were coordinated by Russian handlers.
The SSU exposed officials of several Kyiv medical facilities on embezzling funds allocated for response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated that the fraudsters misappropriated almost UAH 2 mln (USD 76,000).
The SSU dismantled a transnational criminal group engaged in transit trafficking of anabolic steroids via Ukraine to Russia.
In Kherson region, the SSU exposed a criminal group that extorted money from a local businessman threatening him with physical violence. The racketeers were caught ‘red-handed’ while receiving UAH 1.2 mln (USD 45,000) from their victim.
The SSU Counterintelligence jointly with the Armed Forces of Ukraine detained a militant of the so-called ‘LNR’ on the contact line. The individual participated in shelling of the JFO positions in Bakhmut district of Donetsk region.
In Kyiv, the SSU exposed two large-scale schemes of COVID-related fraud. The groups counterfeited PCR tests results and COVID certificates.
In Kryvyi Rih, the SSU has notified an official of a private metallurgical company of suspicion of actions leading to over UAH 2.2 b (USD 83 m) in state losses.
The SSU Counterintelligence exposed the head of a mine of the SE ‘Volynvuhillia’ on financing the so-called ‘LNR’.
The SSU dismantled a conversion center in Poltava region. Since the beginning of 2021, the offenders have converted nearly UAH 500 m (USD 19 m) into cash helping businesses to evade taxes.
The SSU Counterintelligence exposed a Russian agent who, under the cover of a town council official, gathered intelligence on military facilities in Kharkiv region.
The SSU has exposed fraudsters who, under the guise of non-existent connections in the SSU and the Prosecutor Office, blackmailed Kyiv businessmen. The group managed to extort USD 39,000 from just one of their victims.