Jan 21 2025
A Russian national has been handed a prison sentence for utilizing cryptocurrency to aid the Ukrainian Armed Forces financially. The individual, an employee of a diamond mining company, was found guilty of transferring funds to Ukrainian forces via cryptocurrency. The financial assistance was directed toward a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), aiding …
Nov 29 2024
The camp, located near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the small town of Naroulia, operated in a former industrial complex during the spring of 2022. Witnesses described overcrowded conditions, insufficient food, and inadequate sanitation. Ukrainian men accused of resisting Russian occupation were reportedly interrogated and mistreated by Russian military personnel. One former detainee recounted beatings and …
Feb 19 2024
Three suspects were already known to law enforcement, having been involved in serious crimes such as robbery. The suspects demanded US$10,000 from the wife of one of the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, claiming that her husband owed them the money. To intimidate the woman, the extortionists persistently harassed her and subjected her to psychological pressure, even …
Feb 02 2024
One of the five suspects was arrested as he tried to leave the country. Precautionary measures were implemented against the other four. The suspects have been notified of the charges for which they could end up in prison for up to 12 years. “The suspects sought to misappropriate approximately 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnias ($39.68 million) …
Oct 15 2023
The European Commission instructed Bucharest to redirect funds it had received for other projects but had not yet spent into assistance for Ukrainian refugees. Some of that money was previously meant, for example, for the REACT-EU program, which provided financial relief to alleviate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly two billion euros were supposed …
Mar 08 2023
Before the war, the two countries “controlled a lucrative transnational smuggling highway,’ GI-TOC said. Corrupt officials and crime bosses siphoned off millions from Ukraine’s status as a transit country for Russian gas into the West. Now, however, the year-long invasion has made collaboration between Russian and Ukrainian organized crime groups all but impossible and longstanding …