The Pechersk District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv has reported suspicions to the director of a charitable organization and an assistant attorney. They are accused of organizing a scheme to illegally smuggle foreigners across the state border of Ukraine.
This was reported today, May 13, by the press services of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Kyiv and the city prosecutor's office.
According to the case materials, citizens of Uzbekistan who wanted to enter Ukraine were given invitations on behalf of a charitable foundation registered in August 2025. They were registered as volunteers. In fact, the foreigners were not going to work, they were only looking for a way to obtain a residence permit in Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers established that the organizer of the illegal scheme was a 47-year-old Kyiv resident (founder of a charitable organization). He recruited a 39-year-old acquaintance. She was involved in the preparation and execution of fictitious documents regarding employment and volunteer activities of foreigners, and also coordinated the transfer of necessary documents to clients.
“For their “services”, the defendants received from clients from 2,000 to 3,000 dollars. Investigators have established that more than 100 foreigners took advantage of this scheme. Measures are currently being taken to cancel their ID cards and make decisions to ban them from entering Ukraine,” the report says.
During searches of the suspects' homes, law enforcement officers seized mobile phones, laptops, draft notes, work documents, bank cards, temporary residence permits, seals, flash drives, copies of foreign passports, and money.
The actions of the suspects were classified under parts 2 and 3 of Article 332 Organization of illegal smuggling of persons across the state border of Ukraine, management of such actions in facilitating their commission by advice, instructions and provision of means, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, for selfish motives. Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provides for up to nine years of imprisonment. The suspects were selected as preventive measures in the form of 24-hour house arrest.
On April 20, the capital's police reported the detention of a 33-year-old man. He organized a “business” of legalizing foreigners. For $3,000, they were issued fictitious employment and residence permits in Kyiv. At least 47 citizens of China and South American countries managed to use the services.