Ukraine announces charges against senior security, police officials in criminal ring case

KYIV: Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities announced charges on Thursday against three senior security and police officials accused of shielding a criminal ring ⁠engaged in fraud, ⁠drug sales and counterfeit currency and cigarette production. In ⁠a statement, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said the suspects include a first deputy department head in the SBU domestic ⁠security ⁠service, a department head and…