Today
Mar. 6, 2026
DNA testing has confirmed that human remains discovered in Ketewel, Gianyar, belong to a Ukrainian national who had previously been reported as a kidnapping victim in Bali.
Mar. 3, 2026
Bali Police are intensifying efforts to determine whether the discovery of dismembered human body parts in Ketewel, Gianyar, is connected to the alleged kidnapping of a Ukrainian national identified by the initials IK in Jimbaran, South Kuta.
Mar. 3, 2026
Bali Police confirmed that four of the six foreign nationals named as suspects in the kidnapping of a Ukrainian citizen have fled abroad, while two others are believed to still be in Indonesia. The victim, identified by the initials IK (28), remains missing.
Mar. 2, 2026
Bali Police have clarified viral claims circulating on social media suggesting that foreign intelligence agencies are involved in the investigation of the kidnapping of Ukrainian national Igor Komarov.
Feb. 27, 2026
Bali Police have intensified their investigation into the alleged kidnapping of a 28-year-old Ukrainian national identified by initials IK, uncovering blood traces at a villa in Tabanan and inside a rented vehicle believed to have been used by the suspects.
Feb. 27, 2026
A joint team from Bali Police and Gianyar Police is investigating the discovery of human body parts at the Wos River estuary in Ketewel Village, Sukawati District, amid efforts to determine the victim’s identity.
Feb. 25, 2026
Bali Police are investigating the reported disappearance of a 28-year-old Ukrainian national identified by the initials IK, following the circulation of a viral video in which he claims to have been kidnapped and demands a ransom of US$10 million.
Jan. 30, 2026
The Denpasar District Court has imposed a 20-year prison sentence on a Ukrainian national convicted of smuggling nearly two kilograms of cocaine through Bali’s main international airport, significantly exceeding the original 12-year sentence sought by prosecutors.
Jan. 20, 2026
The Denpasar District Court has given Kateryna Vakarova, a 21-year-old Ukrainian national, the opportunity to submit a plea in her ongoing drug smuggling trial linked to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Jan. 13, 2026
An Indonesian prosecutor has demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a Ukrainian national accused of smuggling cocaine through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
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