Kyiv region: SSU exposes cryptocurrency farm stealing UAH 3.5 m worth of electricity
The SSU uncovered a clandestine crypto farm, which, according to preliminary estimates, had stolen electricity worth UAH 3.5 m (USD 128,000).
The SSU uncovered a clandestine crypto farm, which, according to preliminary estimates, had stolen electricity worth UAH 3.5 m (USD 128,000).
The SSU operation has led to conviction of a former head of the State Executive Service of the Main Territorial Department of Justice in Chernihiv region. The court sentenced him to 7 years in prison. The official systematically extorted money from his subordinates.
The SSU Counterintelligence continues to systematically expose members of illegal armed formations of the so called ‘L/DNR’. In a special operation in Donetsk region, the SSU located and detained another militant, a rifleman of ‘Somalia’ IAF.
The SSU is conducting pre-trial investigation in criminal proceeding against one of the former leaders of the so-called DNR, head of the Izoliatsiia illegal prison. Under his supervision, terrorists kept in custody and tortured citizens, including Ukrainian military servicemen.
The SSU efforts have led to arrest of 13 passenger planes belonging to the Russian JSC Smarttavia Airlines.
As part of joint actions with the National Police and under the supervision of Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, the SSU served a suspicion notice to another member of the criminal group that blackmailed foreigner nationals in Ukraine.
In Zakarpattia region, the SSU jointly with the National Police exposed the perpetrator of the arson of a car belonging to a journalist of the regional news agency. In an operation, the law enforcement identified and located the suspect.
The SSU has exposed criminals who counterfeited certificates of negative PCR test results on a massive scale. Their clients included a lot of those who wanted to cross the administrative border with the temporarily occupied Crimea.
The SSU has prevented a terrorist attack in a college in Cherkasy region. In an operation, SSU officers identified two individuals who threatened to carry out a mass shooting of students. Guns were seized from the attackers.
The SSU is counteracting to smuggling of toxic chemicals, which is a threat to national and international security. In a special operation, the Service shut down a transnational channel of smuggling Russian mercury to the EU.
In Kropyvnytskyi, the SSU disrupted illegal activity of medics who issued international COVID vaccination certificates without actually vaccinating patients.
The SSU exposed a criminal scheme set up by a prosecutor of Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. The official offered assistance in evading criminal responsibility for committing serious crimes.