In the city of Odesa, the Security Service of Ukraine prevented smuggling of a large batch of tobacco products into our country. The perpetrators were planning to smuggle almost 600 boxes of excisable goods, worth about UAH 15 m (USD 536,000) through the Chornomorsk Fishing Port.
In Kharkiv, the SBU exposed involvement of a director of a coke plant in environmental pollution. The CEO was served a suspicion notice, and the plant was temporarily shut down.
The SBU investigators continue to investigate the actions of representatives of the NGO “Ukrainskyi Vybir". The law enforcement has reasonable grounds to suspect the NGO members of promoting the illegal referendum and elections in the temporarily occupied AR of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in 2014.
The SBU publishes new evidence proving illegal supply of munitions from Russia. The relevant information was presented during today’s special briefing of the SBU and Prosecutor General’s Office.
The SBU counterintelligence prevented illegal export of Ukrainian military goods to Russia. It was planned to transport equipment for the navy of the aggressor country as nondefense goods.
SBU Head Ivan Bakanov presented state and departmental awards to officers on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the special service.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated SBU officers and veterans on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the Service. "It is your special service that covers the widest province, responding to threats throughout Ukraine: in peaceful cities, in the front lines, and in the occupied territories," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The Security Service of Ukraine blocked the activities of an international group of amber smugglers. During the multi-stage operation, several consignments of "sunstone" worth more than UAH 11 m (USD 390,000) were seized from the suspects.
In Luhansk oblast, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed the management of a commercial structure for misappropriation of UAH 5 million of budget funds. The money was provided for the construction of an orphanage and the reconstruction of the recreation park.
The Security Service of Ukraine blocked the scheme of wholesale trade of counterfeit excisable goods in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions. Allegedly, the average monthly turnover of "products" was up to UAH 5 m (USD 180,000).
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed heads of structural subdivisions of the Uzhhorod Railway Transport Directorate on bribe-taking during the transit of foreign goods. The scheme caused losses to the state of over UAH 5 m (USD 180,000).
The SBU blocked a scheme of illegal sale of gasoline and diesel fuel of doubtful quality. Searches revealed almost 230 tons of counterfeit oil products worth almost UAH 5 m (USD 178,628).