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).
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed the illegal scheme of land use of state-owned enterprises of the Ministry of Justice. According to preliminary estimates, the state budget suffered losses of almost UAH 24 m (USD 860,000).
The Security Service of Ukraine is conducting investigative actions against members of Ukrainskyi Vybir NGO. Today, the SBU conducted 20 searches of the leadership and representatives of the organization to document the illegal activities of these persons.
In Odesa region, the Security Service of Ukraine blocked the illegal import of 1.9 million excise stamps into Ukraine. The forged stamps were intended for illegally manufactured alcohol products. The cost of this number of real excise stamps amounts to dozens of millions of hryvnias.
The SBU cyberspecialists blocked a network of bot farms disseminating fakes about Ukraine. The perpetrators posted anti-vaccination claims and supported L/DNR terrorist organizations. It was established that the bot farm was financed from Russia through electronic wallets of banned payment systems.
The Security Service of Ukraine found a hidden arsenal of military weapons in the city of Sloviansk. Among the seized items were TNT, mines and maps with the coordinates of critical infrastructure facilities of Donetsk region.
Head of the SBU Cybersecurity Department Illia Vitiuk said in an interview with Censor.net media website that in 2020, due to the SBU findings, 40 people were prosecuted for spreading destructive anti-Ukrainian propaganda and subversive activity in the information sphere.
SBU Head Ivan Bakanov stated during his speech in the Verkhovna Rada: “Russian special services use every pretext to destabilize Ukraine, and spreading protesting moods is one of the methods of a hybrid war waged against our country not only in the east, but also in peaceful cities”.