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ATO veterans sleep in Odesa station toilet

ATO veterans sleep in Odesa station toilet

An extraordinary incident occurred in Odesa. Three ATO participants had to sleep in the station toilet. The rest room was closed, and they were kicked out of the hall. To board the train, they paid the conductor 300 hryvnias each, despite tickets costing less…

Ukrainian killed in Mali

Ukrainian killed in Mali

Yesterday, Islamist militants seized the Bilbos hotel in Mali, where UN mission staff were staying, taking several people hostage. One managed to escape, and it turned out to be a Ukrainian. However, not everyone was so lucky.

Four counterfeit Adidas workshops shut down in Odesa

Four counterfeit Adidas workshops shut down in Odesa

Law enforcement agencies in Odesa shut down four underground workshops producing sportswear under the Adidas brand. Searches yielded 350 finished garments, 3,500 sneakers, 60 sewing machines, and equipment for making labels.

Cannabis plantation discovered in Luhansk region

Cannabis plantation discovered in Luhansk region

The Security Service of Ukraine discovered and destroyed a cannabis plantation in Luhansk region. Drug dealers planted the narcotic substance on 2 hectares of land. Some of the bushes reached 3 metres in height.

Interior Ministry seizes amber worth $3 million

Interior Ministry seizes amber worth $3 million

The Interior Ministry seized a 2.5-tonne shipment of illegally mined amber intended for export overnight. Preliminary estimates value the seized goods at $3 million, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced.

SBU launches hunt for amber buyers

SBU launches hunt for amber buyers

Thanks to the media resonance created, law enforcement agencies have finally decided to tackle amber buyers and miners. Today, the Security Service of Ukraine reported conducting a search at a stone buyer's premises, as well as detaining his miners, along…

Gerashchenko asks for help identifying killer

Gerashchenko asks for help identifying killer

Yesterday in Kharkiv, a man was shot dead with a pistol in an ATB supermarket. The perpetrator fled the scene before the police arrived. Anton Gerashchenko appealed to residents of Ukraine to help identify the killer.

Border guard caught taking a bribe in Zakarpattia

Border guard caught taking a bribe in Zakarpattia

It appears the Security Service of Ukraine in Zakarpattia has to deal with more than just smuggling. Today, the head of the internal security unit of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine was detained in the act of…

Maximum resources deployed to investigate Guzyr's car theft

Maximum resources deployed to investigate Guzyr's car theft

Yesterday we reported that First Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Guzyr resigned. It has now emerged that record resources have been allocated to investigate the theft of his son's Land Cruiser, which was stolen on 23 July.

Prosecutor Huzar resigns

Prosecutor Huzar resigns

It was learned today that controversial First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vladimir Huzar has submitted his resignation. He personally announced this at a briefing at the Prosecutor General's Office.

Submarine found off Sweden's coast

Submarine found off Sweden's coast

A sunken mini-submarine has been found near the Swedish coast. Divers report the vessel shows no visible damage and all hatches are sealed, suggesting something went wrong and the crew was unable to abandon ship.

Another activist goes missing in Crimea

Another activist goes missing in Crimea

Another activist has gone missing without a trace in Crimea. On 19 July, 28-year-old Bitla Umerov, who lived in Skvortsovo village in Simferopol district, left his home and did not return. The young man, like his family, had expressed an active stance on the…

Plane catches fire at Simferopol airport

Plane catches fire at Simferopol airport

Late last night, another incident involving a Russian aircraft occurred at Simferopol airport. A fire broke out on a Red Wings plane just before takeoff

Famous journalist beats MP's aide

Famous journalist beats MP's aide

Scandal-prone journalist Irma Krat today slapped in the face the aide to Ukrainian MP from the Radical Party Mark Gresh, press secretary of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners, Tetyana Blizniuk.

SBU blocks drug supply channel to DNR

SBU blocks drug supply channel to DNR

The Security Service of Ukraine has blocked a channel for supplying medicines from Dnipropetrovsk region to the territories of the DNR occupied by terrorists. The supplies were carried out by certain local business structures.

Lviv prosecutor caught taking a bribe

Lviv prosecutor caught taking a bribe

A prosecutor from one of the district prosecutor's offices in Lviv Oblast was caught demanding a $3,000 bribe from a Ukrainian citizen to reduce the scope of charges in a criminal case. This was announced by Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine David…

SAO detains Ministry of Education officials

SAO detains Ministry of Education officials

According to Ukraine's Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, the SAO, with the support of the SBU and the MIA, is currently detaining senior Ministry of Education officials linked to the Centre for the Evaluation of Education Quality.

Car of businessman explodes in Berdyansk

Car of businessman explodes in Berdyansk

An explosion was heard in the centre of the resort town of Berdyansk today. The car of one of the local businessmen exploded. According to law enforcement officials who arrived at the scene, the likely cause was the explosion of a fire extinguisher located in…