OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL SITUATION IN UKRAINE AS OF AUGUST 27

The review was compiled on the basis of thematic publications in the mass media by the “Corporate Business Security in Ukraine” community. The articles included in the review must be considered from different angles in each individual case, and the judgments and comments of each side should be studied in order to form one’s own opinion. The editors of the review are not responsible for the content of the articles included in it.

Attacks, murders and violence against businessmen:

“They tied with tape and beat: in Volyn, young robbers who attacked the house of an entrepreneur were barred” (August 2020): https://magnolia-tv.com/news/42734-zvyazali-skotchem-i-bili-na-volini -zagratuvali-molodikh-grabizhnikiv-yaki-napali-na

“The thief of the Volyn businessman’s safe “svitit” up to 12 years in prison” (August 2020): https://konkurent.ua/publication/62399/kradiu-seyfa-volinskogo-biznesmena-svitit-do-12-rokiv-turmi/

“Special agents detained two citizens of Chernihiv who demanded half a million hryvnias from a businessman” (August 2020): https://www.0462.ua/news/2844141/specpriznacenci-zatrimali-dvoh-cernigivciv-so-vimagali-vid-biznesmena-piv -miljona-griven

“The gang was detained for “beating out” a non-existent debt” (August 2020): http://buknews.com.ua/page/bandu-zatrymaly-za-vybyvannia-neisnuyuchoho-borhu-z-bukovyntsia.html

Pressure on business by authorities:

“Kharkiv entrepreneurs came to Jermaka, ask to deal with Kernes” (August 2020): https://glavcom.ua/news/harkivski-pidprijemci-prijihali-do-jermaka-prosyat-rozibratisya-z-kernesom-700269.html

“A metropolitan businessman declared pressure from the SBU in the interests of Bakanov’s business partner” (August 2020): https://www.unian.net/society/stolichnyy-biznesmen-zayavil-o-davlenii-so-storony-sbu-v -interesah-biznes-partnera-bakanova-novosti-ukrainy-11122628.html

“Taxpayers continue to put pressure on business” (August 2020): https://fbc.net.ua/uk/programs/eduard-bagirov-ta-irina-naravska-podatkivtsi-prodovzhuyut-tisk-na-biznes/

Raiding, taking over a business, attacking a business:

“In the Mykolaiv region, the police help raiders to take the plant” (August 2020): https://agronews.ua/bold/na-mykolaivshchyni-politsiia-dopomahaie-reyderam-vidbyraty-zavod/

“A number of Ukrainian companies became victims of raiding attacks by the Knyazya organized crime group (August 2020): https://ukraine.fakty.ua/353755-ryad-ukrainskih-kompanij-stal-zhertvami-rejderskih-atak-opg-knyazya—smi

“Stolichniy market reported the preparation of a raider attack on the enterprise” (August 2020): https://society.comments.ua/news/developments/rynok-stolichniy-soobschil-o-podgotovke-reyders-koy-ataki-na- predpriyatie-658420.html

“Raider captures become a common practice in Ukraine” (August 2020): https://gordonua.com/blogs/aleksey-kuprienko/reyderskie-zahvaty-stanovyatsya-povsemestnoy-praktikoy-v-ukraine-privlech-k-nim-vnimanie- mozhno-s-pomoshchyu-video-1515353.html

“The raiders of the oil press plant in the Mykolaiv region were paid almost half a million hryvnias” (August 2020): https://agravery.com/uk/posts/show/rejderam-maslopresovogo-zavodu-na-mikolaivsini-zaplatili-majze-piv-miljona-griven

“Servants”, activists, bombs. How Rusalina takes business from her partner” (August 2020): https://vesti.ua/strana/slugi-aktivisty-bomby-kak-rusalina-otbiraet-biznes-u-svoego-partnera

“How do law enforcement raiders Cherednyk and Shenenko destroy business?” (August 2020): https://antikor.com.ua/articles/402667-jak_rejderi-pravoohorontsi_cherednik_ta_shenenko_znishchujutj_biznes

Review author: “Corporate business security in Ukraine” community