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.
The SBU documents activity of an illegal village council in Mykolayiv region. Creation of the fake council was initiated by a local supporter of the of the so-called rule of people ideology to destabilize the social and political situation in the region.
In Poltava region, the SBU exposed a large-scale stealing of liquefied gas by the officials of the JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia. According to preliminary estimates, the state losses top UAH 4 m.(USD 142,857).
SBU cyber specialists blocked the extensive network of agitprops who disseminated information via the Internet to the detriment of Ukraine's state security. The offenders tried to destabilize the situation in different regions on the eve of the May holidays.
The Security Service of Ukraine blocked the activities of an organized group in the Kyiv region, attempting to set up a scheme for the illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. Allegedly, among the potential clients were representatives of criminal circles of the region.
The SBU cyber specialists exposed a network of illegal exchangers in Kyiv. The monthly turnover of banned e-currencies amounted to USD 1 m.