NABU stated that senior officials from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police helped a criminal group kidnap, beat and torture people in Ukraine and across Europe. In one of the cases, a man was beaten with a hammer, leaving his legs "like rags", according to a report by the perpetrator of the attack. In another incident, a man was ambushed outside a gym and beaten with a metal pipe.

NABU stated that senior officials from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police helped a criminal group kidnap, beat and torture people in Ukraine and across Europe. In one of the cases, a man was beaten with a hammer, leaving his legs "like rags", according to a report by the perpetrator of the attack. In another incident, a man was ambushed outside a gym and beaten with a metal pipe.