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Official of the State Transport Safety Service detained in Cherkasy for extortion

An official of the State Transport Safety Service was detained in Cherkasy for demanding 20% of transporters' income for unhindered operations. The arrest was part of a joint operation by the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation.

In brief

  • Arrest took place on September 17, 2026
  • Official demanded 20% of income
  • Arrest occurred in Cherkasy
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 1 source
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, big capital, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Public money
  • Newsroom 1
34%1 item
Media business
  • Newsroom 1
33%1 item
Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 1
33%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 2
  • region 0
  • country 1
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2
  • TV and radio 1

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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  • ВИЧЕРПНОMedia business
    • first item
    • earliest
    • local

    «Відкат» кожного місяця: у Черкасах затримали посадовця Укртрансбезпеки | Видання Вичерпно

    • first item
    • in the wave, right away
    • local

    Плату за маршрути та «безкарність» вимагав посадовець Укртрансбезпеки в Черкасах

    • first item
    • in the wave, 17 min later
    • national desk

    У Черкасах затримали посадовця за вимагання коштів у підприємців

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