Alleged Criminal Activity by Ukraine's Chief Military Psychiatrist
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has uncovered new evidence of criminal activity involving the chief psychiatrist of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The official is suspected of laundering nearly $1 million. The SBU's military counterintelligence unit first documented instances of illicit enrichment in January 2025. Investigators have formally notified the official of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 209 of Ukraine's Criminal Code. This case highlights the ongoing challenge of corruption within state institutions during wartime.
Law enforcement discovered an elite apartment in a new building in Odesa, registered in the psychiatrist's daughter's name. They also identified a luxury cottage near Kyiv, registered to his stepson. Further evidence of illegal enrichment includes three late-model BMW SUVs (X3, X5, and X7 from model years 2022–2024), which were purchased and registered in the names of the official's children.
Operation "Enigma 2.0" Thwarts Assassination Plots
In a separate but related security effort, SBU counterintelligence, in collaboration with Ukraine's National Police Department of Strategic Investigations and Moldova's National Investigation Inspectorate, disrupted a series of attempted contract killings in Ukraine. The special operation, codenamed Enigma 2.0, led to the neutralization of a Russian operative combat group operating in Ukraine and Moldova. The primary targets of this hostile group were:
- Ukrainian journalists
- Public activists
- A manager of a strategic enterprise
- Military Intelligence (HUR) personnel, including fighters from the HUR's Foreign Legion
- Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
These developments underscore the dual pressures facing Ukraine: combating internal corruption while defending against external threats. The "Enigma 2.0" operation demonstrates the continued vigilance of security services against Russian-originated threats to key national security figures and infrastructure.