National Anti-Corruption Bureau materials include recordings where suspects discuss contacts with Interior Ministry heads, the Servant of the People faction, and the Health Ministry to organise drug sales through U420 stores.
The President of Ukraine reported that the death toll from Russia's air strike on Zaporizhzhia Oblast has risen to 40, noting that dozens of people remain trapped under the rubble.
Power grid stabilisation lasted only 90 minutes. DTEK reported the reintroduction of unscheduled outages on Ukrenergo's orders.
The individuals in question ensured the operation of a chain of stores that openly sold prohibited substances.
Investigative materials feature a conversation about using a pro-Russian blogger to shift public focus towards legalization.
NABU recordings reveal Andriy Osypov's intention to meet with parliamentary faction leadership to discuss the legalisation of the network's goods.
Valentyna Moloda, suspected of obstructing the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and disseminating information on the location of military facilities, stated that she is the owner of an emergency care clinic.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has disclosed the financial terms of the cover-up for a network of fraudulent call centres, where representatives of law enforcement agencies were involved.
The Russian state has initiated the procedure for selling a portion of shares in the major shipping company Sovcomflot. Rosimushchestvo is seeking organizers for this deal. It concerns a package of 7.8% of shares, which constitutes approximately one-tenth of the total state ownership, which stands at 82.8%. This deal aims to partially cover the federal budget deficit.
Freedom Global analyst Volodymyr Chernov estimates the value of the share package planned for sale at approximately 15 billion rubles. This is the amount the Russian Ministry of Finance could potentially receive from the privatisation. However, the expert notes that the final revenue may turn out to be lower than previous estimates. According to Chernov, if the shares are offered to a wide range of potential buyers to ensure demand, it will likely be necessary to set a price below the stock exchange price.
Sovcomflot is the largest shipping company in Russia and one of the key operators of the so-called "shadow fleet" tankers. Prior to the start of the full-scale invasion, the company possessed the world's largest fleet of Aframax-class mid-size tankers, as well as ten icebreakers.
Funds raised from the privatisation will be directed to the Russian federal budget. This decision is linked to the need to finance growing military requirements. Specifically, 17.1 trillion rubles are allocated for them next year, which equals 35% of all state expenditure. Compared with the 2026 budget, military spending will increase by a third.
Despite another, already the third in the last three years, tax increase, the Russian Ministry of Finance forecasts a budget deficit of 5.4 trillion rubles in 2027. The situation in the next two years will not significantly improve: a deficit of 5.1 trillion rubles is planned for 2028, and 5.2 trillion rubles for 2029.
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