Ten Apple smartphones worth 900,000 hryvnias seized at Polish border
Law enforcement officers discovered a contraband batch of electronics in a minibus crossing the state border via the Krakovets – Korchova checkpoint.
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Company whose directors are on trial for embezzlement awarded new contract
The company Agroshlyahbud, owned by MP Mykhailo Pachev, has found itself at the centre of a scandal.
American investors show renewed interest in Ukrainian bonds
Ukrainian government bonds, whose yield is directly linked to the country's economic growth rate, are gaining popularity among US investors
Ternopil tax authority: turning a blind eye to the shadow tobacco business
Ukraine's tobacco market, long divided into legal and illegal segments, is facing blatant inaction by local tax authorities. This is particularly acute in Ternopil Oblast
Dragon Money operates illegally in the Ukrainian gambling market
It has emerged that the company Dragon Money is operating in the Ukrainian gambling market without any restrictions or a licence. In other words, it is effectively engaging in illegal activity.
Government scrutinises spending on Chernihiv bridge construction
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has begun reviewing a petition regarding possible violations in the use of state funds allocated for the construction of the Chernihiv bridge.
Why Gelzin's tobacco factory continues to operate
The tobacco factory in Hoshcha, linked to Vladyslav Gelzin and the "Monacovtsi" group, has remained unchanged despite the revocation of licences for several major producers.
Cabinet initiates audit of Cherkasy Bridge construction costs
The Government of Ukraine has instructed the State Audit Service to conduct a detailed review of the financial aspects of the Cherkasy Bridge construction. It is suspected that the company "Avtostrada" may have significantly inflated the cost of the work
Bogdan Prylepa and Bachelor contestant suspected of fraud
Bogdan Prylepa and Bachelor Season 10 contestant Natalia have found themselves at the centre of a scandal. They are suspected of misappropriating funds intended for the purchase of drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Cigarette manufacturers that lost their licences in 2024
Yesterday, Ekonomicheskaya Pravda published a list of cigarette manufacturers that lost their production licences in 2024 due to involvement in the illegal production and distribution of tobacco products.
Construction company Stolara moved investors' money abroad
News frequently emerges about the bankruptcy of one such company or unfinished construction projects funded by ordinary people. This is what happened with developer SC "ENSO", which is linked to MP Vadym Stolar.
Yevhen Yakhniy - a millionaire at KRAIL
Analysing the 2023 declaration of Yevhen Yakhniy, a member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), is hard to do without being surprised.
Who controls Yabko
As of today, the Yabko retail chain is one of the largest in Ukraine. It comprises over 90 outlets, and their number is constantly growing.
Boris Kaufman - trading in illegal cigarettes?
The appearance of cigarette brands from manufacturers linked to counterfeiting in the price lists of the monopolist DL Solution, controlled by Boris Kaufman, is raising more and more questions.
Yabko sells iPhones for millions in cryptocurrency
It has been about a month since the raids on the Yabko store chain, yet they continue to trade Apple devices for cryptocurrency as usual. However, following the raid and the leak of information about one of the wallets, they appear to have stopped accepting…
Which stores are selling smuggled iPhones
It has emerged that many Ukrainian stores are selling smuggled iPhones. While not a single gadget had been officially imported into the country yet, bloggers were already actively purchasing them at various retail outlets.
Yabko chain continues to sell smuggled iPhones
Yabko is actively selling iPhone 16s, which Apple has not yet officially imported into Ukraine. This means the devices enter the country without the payment of customs duties and VAT.
Fighting illegal cigarette production: A look at the State Fiscal Service's efforts
We review four months of the fight against the illegal tobacco market, organised within the framework of the State Fiscal Service's anti-counterfeit operations targeting major factories producing counterfeit and excise-free products.
Gelzin's illegal factory continues to operate
It is nothing short of a miracle. Despite the fact that Vladyslav Gelzin's illegal tobacco factory, "Ukrainian Tobacco Production," in Hoshcha has been blocked, fresh cigarettes from this factory are being sold on every corner in Kharkiv
Black accounting at Lviv Customs: how to reform the system?
How can one speak of reforms when, in practice, everything continues to operate according to old schemes? Gross violations related to the maintenance of black accounting have been uncovered at the Lviv Customs.
How smuggled tobacco gets into Ukraine
Discussions on counterfeit cigarettes rarely address a key question: where does the illegal market source such large volumes of raw material?