Arrests and Detention in Ukraine
Arrest is the detention and holding of a person in custody by decision of law enforcement agencies or a court. It can be either a preventive measure during criminal investigation or a form of criminal punishment. In Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, arrests are frequently applied in cases involving corruption of officials, abuse of official position, bribery, and other crimes against the state and citizens.
04 November 2026
An investigation was conducted in Odesa into possible fraud involving the yacht club's property04 November 2026
A former SBU colonel was tried for collaborating with Russia during the occupation of Kherson31 October 2026
In Mykolaiv, a priest was placed on a wanted list for organizing a fundraiser for the Russian military30 October 2026
A man was detained in Odesa on suspicion of selling exemptions from military registration26 October 2026
In the Odesa region, border guards detained two men in kikimoras26 October 2026
The State Bureau of Investigation detained a deserter for abandoning his post in the Kherson region22 October 2026
In the Odesa district, a government official was arrested for accepting a bribe of $30,00018 October 2026
A court in Odesa declined to freeze the developer's accounts in the amount of 15 million16 October 2026
In Odessa, a lawyer was detained for promising to close a case in exchange for $315,00012 October 2026
Two residents of Mykolaiv were taken into custody for activating Starlink for Russia01 October 2026
An investigation was conducted in the Odesa region into the port's 25-million-procurement21 September 2026
A doctor and a nurse who diagnosed conscripts with depression were detained in Odesa18 September 2026
A woman from the Kherson region was served with a notice of suspicion while attempting to leave the country17 September 2026
In Odessa, a psychiatrist and a nurse were taken into custody for selling disability status17 September 2026
In Mykolaiv, authorities seized property belonging to an underground sewing workshop worth 50 million15 September 2026
The court ordered that the Odessa-based "Musa," the prosecutor in the "Carthage" case, remain in pretrial detention11 September 2026
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