The pre-trial investigation established that Semen Semenchenko organized the said shelling. The offence was committed during a parliamentary elections campaign. The terrorist attack was used by representatives of the aggressor state in the hybrid war against Ukraine. Two members of the offender’s subordinate armed group were also involved.
In Kirovohrad region, the SBU blocked the activities of a criminal group producing and selling petroleum goods of dubious quality without the appropriate permits. The monthly turnover of the illegal oil refinery exceeded UAH 1 m (USD 35,700).
In Sumy region, the SBU documented embezzlement at Okhtyrska CHP organized by the management of a Kyiv company. The offenders misappropriated over UAH 40 m. (USD 1.4 m.).
Officers of the SBU Main Department of Internal Security exposed a group of racketeers in Rivne region. It is documented that the participants extorted USD 6,500 of a non-existent debt from a victim.
SBU officers of the Main Department of Internal Security exposed a lawyer who wanted to bribe an SBU employee. For money, the offender asked an SBU officer’s help in legalization of foreigners from countries with increased terrorist threat.
The SBU team won the Open Cynologists Championship under the program “Detector Dog Service 2”. Following the results of the competition, the instructor of the SBU CSO “A” with his dog Alpha took the honorable first place in detecting improvised explosive devices (IED).
SBU military counterintelligence officers exposed a former militant in Ukrainian troops in the area of the Joint Forces operation.
The Security Service of Ukraine documented and blocked the illegal import of large consignments of fuel to Ukraine from Belarus and Russia.
Cooperation with the United States provides Ukraine with more opportunities to build an effective national security system. That was the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Ivan Bakanov’s underlying point during a meeting with representatives of the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC).