The Prosecutor General's Office draws attention to the publication of lawyer Denys Shkarovsky, in which an attempt is made to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Prosecutor General's words
29.11.2025
The disseminated information is manipulative, fragmentary, and does not reflect the actual volume and structure of criminal proceedings under the procedural guidance of the prosecution authorities.
To avoid any speculation, we provide the established official, complete, and verified data, formed based on:
• The Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations (URPI),
• The information and analytical system "Accounting and Statistics of Prosecution Authorities",
• Processed information from the Office of the Prosecutor General and regional prosecutors,
• Materials provided in execution of the instruction of the Prosecutor General.
1. Total volume of criminal proceedings
From 25.06.2025 to 27.11.2025, 24,219 criminal proceedings were identified regarding offenses related to the conduct of economic (investment) activities and/or cases in which the rights of legal or natural persons were violated or restricted.
Of these:
• 16,910 proceedings were investigated under the procedural guidance of prosecutors overseeing the National Police;
• 3,329 by the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine;
• 388 by security agencies;
• 313 by the State Bureau of Investigations;
• 1,473 in the field of child protection;
• 828 in the field of defense;
• 678 in the field of environmental protection;
• 173 regarding organized crime;
• 114 in the field of cybersecurity;
• 13 in the field of human rights compliance in law enforcement and penitentiary spheres.
2. Violations identified as a result of the audit
The conducted audit established:
• 1,070 proceedings were investigated based on unspecified facts: violations have been eliminated;
• in 3,149 proceedings, delays in appointing expert examinations were eliminated;
• in 1,135 proceedings, the decision-making process regarding the notification of suspicion was expedited;
• in 844 proceedings, decisions were made to send indictments to court;
• 8,633 proceedings were closed due to lack of grounds for further investigation;
• in 314 proceedings, the return of seized property was ensured, indicating possible abuses or unjustifiably prolonged retention of property.
As of today, 14,539 criminal proceedings of the specified category are under the jurisdiction of pre-trial investigation authorities.
3. Why the lawyer's conclusions are unfounded
The conclusions published by the lawyer:
• are based on selective, incomplete, and incorrect analysis,
• do not take into account the full spectrum of categories of criminal offenses,
• do not reflect the dynamics of decisions made,
Such presentation of information distorts factual data and misleads the public regarding the content and results of the work of prosecution authorities.
We urge everyone commenting on the activities of the prosecution to refrain from manipulation, spreading unverified data, and "revisions" of official figures based on out-of-context fragments of statistics.
4. The only source of reliable statistical information is the Office of the Prosecutor General
For accurate and official information, we suggest contacting the Office of the Prosecutor General:
• in the manner provided by the Law of Ukraine "On Citizens' Appeals", or
• in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Access to Public Information".
The Office of the Prosecutor General reserves the right to respond to any attempts to distort data aimed at discrediting the institution or misleading the public.
The responsibility of the Prosecutor General is to speak honestly.
The responsibility of the Office is to ensure the accuracy and transparency of data.
The responsibility of each commentator is not to distort facts.
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