Ukrainian business is in the focus of investigation: more than 14.5 thousand criminal proceedings
29 November 18:12
In the period from 25.06.2025 to 27.11.2025, 24,219 criminal proceedings were identified in Ukraine regarding offenses related to the implementation of economic (investment) activities and/or cases in which the rights of legal entities or individuals were violated or restricted.
This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Of these:
– 16,910 proceedings were investigated under the procedural guidance of prosecutors supervising the National Police;
– 3,329 by the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine;
– 388 by security agencies;
– 313 by the State Bureau of Investigation;
– 1,473 in the field of child protection;
– 828 in the field of defense;
– 678 in the field of environmental protection;
– 173 on organized crime;
– 114 in the field of cybersecurity;
– 13 in the area of human rights in law enforcement and penitentiary spheres.
Violations identified during the audit
The audit found that:
– 1,070 proceedings were investigated on unspecified facts: violations were eliminated;
– delays in the appointment of expert examinations were eliminated in 3149 proceedings;
– in 1135 proceedings, the decision-making on serving a notice of suspicion was accelerated;
– in 844 proceedings, decisions were made to send indictments to court;
– 8633 proceedings were closed due to lack of grounds for further investigation;
– in 314 proceedings, the return of the seized property was ensured, which indicates possible abuse or unreasonably long retention of property.
As of today, 14,539 criminal proceedings of this category are under investigation by pre-trial investigation bodies.
