The Security Service of Ukraine uncovered the fact of embezzlement of state funds during the procurement of food stuffs for the needs of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy for more than 16 million hryvnias.
There are no "secret SBU prisons" in Ukraine, and rumors of systemic human rights violations are being spread by pro-Russian propagandists. This was stated by the Head of the Security Service Ivan Bakanov during a coordination meeting of heads of state law enforcement agencies, which took place at the Prosecutor General's Office on June 4 in Kyiv.
SBU officers prevented in Zakarpattya region illegal import from Europe of a batch of valuable smartphones and portable equipment of well-known world brands for over UAH 100 million.
A lawyer from Lviv region, exposed by the Security Service of Ukraine, was served suspicion notice of intentional falsification of documents on state property rights, fraud and "laundering" of proceeds of crime.
The Security Service of Ukraine found a cache with military munitions in the area of the Joint Forces Operation. The cache was set up in 2014 by a member of one of the groups of militants of the so-called “DNR", which is currently hiding in the temporarily occupied Donetsk.
For the last three months, the SBU employees have served notices of suspicion to the so-called ministers, heads of administrations and councillors of the so-called LNR. The head of the terrorist organization is also among the suspects.
SBU officers unveiled a deputy of Zaporizhia City Council on corruption in the sphere of land-use. The official, who is the deputy chairman of the permanent commission on land resources, systematically received bribes from citizens for allocating plots for housing and business.
SBU exposed violations by JSC "Ukrgazvydobuvannya" of environmental standards during the disposal of hazardous waste, that could have threatened lives the people of Poltava region.
SBU officers in Lviv city uncovered the head of the Emergency Prevention Department of the Main Directorate of State Emergency Service on bribe for fictitious inspection of fire documentation of warehouses with pyrotechnics.
SBU CI Department officers exposed in Kyiv city a senior official of the Directorate of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on receiving kickbacks for decision making on financing research and design works, including in the field of defence industry complex.
On April 3, Colonel-General Volodymyr Sheremeta passed away at the age of 74 after a serious illness. He was the Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization "Ukrainian Association of Veterans of the SBU Special Units for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime".
The SBU blocked the illegal export of high-quality wood in Kirovohrad region. Every month, the offenders exported goods worth over UAH 5 million (USD 178,571).