A criminal organization has been apprehended in Kyiv, with members attempting to steal a significant sum of money. All suspects are currently in custody, facing up to twelve years of imprisonment along with asset confiscation.
Authorities discovered that the main organizer of the theft is a 46-year-old man with a previous conviction for a serious crime. He recruited three accomplices: a 51-year-old local resident and two Kyiv residents aged 36 and 43.
The investigation revealed that the criminals devised their scheme over the course of a year, examining the routes of vehicles transporting money. They knew that large sums of money were stored in the trunks, so they cut an opening in the trunk to access the currency.
On the day of the theft, they blocked the doors of a currency exchange office and stole a bag containing 8 million hryvnias and 165 thousand euros, totaling around 15 million hryvnias.
Police operatives, in conjunction with criminal investigation officers, apprehended the organizer, who has been charged. Subsequently, three other group members were also charged under Part 5 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – theft committed by a group of persons in conspiracy, with penetration into a storage facility in significant amounts.
The Holosiivskyi District Court has placed all suspects under preventive detention. The bail for the organizer is set at 9 million hryvnias, while the accomplices face bail amounts ranging from 3 to 5 million hryvnias. The criminals face up to twelve years of imprisonment with asset confiscation.

Kyiv Police Communication Department