The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Kyiv resident for allegedly spying on military facilities and critical infrastructure in the capital in cooperation with Russian intelligence services, the SBU’s press service reported on Jan. 30. This information would help the Russian Armed Forces to plan further attacks on critical and military infrastructure in Kyiv, […]
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SBU detains former leader of banned party, now corrector, linked to former KGB officer
Oleksandr Svystunov allegedly aided FSB in recruiting Yavoriv training ground strike corrector, according to Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s Telegram post on Jan. 26 An air attack at the training ground on Mar. 13, 2022 killed 64 people and dozens are still considered missing, said Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. In June 2022, the SBU apprehended a […]
Ukraine’s SBU launches criminal probe into Russian IL-76 crash in Belgorod Oblast
Ukraine’s SBU security service has initiated a criminal investigation into the crash of a Russian military aircraft, an IL-76, in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, the SBU reported on Jan. 25. The investigation is being carried out under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which prohibits the violation of the laws and customs of war. […]
Ukraine’s SBU accuses Kremlin missile tsar with complicity in war
Ukraine’s SBU security service has collected evidence against the CEO of the Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation, Boris Obnosov, who contributes to Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 24. Obnosov is a member of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin‘s inner circle and heads Russia’s largest sanctioned holding company, which […]
Russia spams Ukrainians with emails urging treason and collaboration — SBU
Ukraine’s SBU security service has uncovered a large-scale email campaign that targets Ukrainian civil servants and private company employees, promising monetary reward for cooperating with Russian special services, the SBU reported via Telegram on Nov. 23. According to law enforcement, the letters are being sent from a multitude of email accounts that have been hacked […]
Ukraine’s SBU executes precision strike on Russian fuel terminal in Ust-Luga — NV sources
An overnight attack on an oil terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, Russia was a special operation carried out by Ukraine’s SBU security service, insider sources revealed to NV on Jan. 21. The strategic terminal, which is responsible for processing fuel for the Russian military, has now become a hot target, further disrupting Russian logistics. The […]
SBU arrests Russian agent in Zaporizhzhia region for helping target missile strikes
The Ukraine’s SBU security service has detained an agent of Russian military intelligence (GRU) who helped correct missile targeting in the Zaporizhzhia region, the SBU reported on Telegram on Jan. 16. The suspect was a security guard at a local kindergarten, recruited by the GRU in December 2023. He helped Russian forces target residential buildings […]
SBU detains Wagner PMC member tasked with disrupting Kyiv’s power grid
Ukraine’s SBU security service has arrested a member of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as the latter attempted to plant GPS trackers on power transmission towers, the SBU said on Telegram on Jan. 15. The saboteur was likely aiming to disrupt power supplies to Kyiv, the SBU said, by helping Russian forces coordinate airstrikes via these […]
SBU charges bishop of Kremlin-linked church with assisting Russian occupation authorities
Vasyl Povorozniuk, metropolitan of the Luhansk Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), has been accused of cooperating with Russian occupation authorities in Luhansk, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan. 12. Ukraine has long accused the Moscow Patriarchate’s representatives in Ukraine of serving as an arm of the […]
SBU detains former Kherson official who helped Russians kidnap Ukrainian children
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a former Kherson city official who helped Russia abduct Ukrainian children during its occupation of the city, according to an SBU post onTelegram on January 12. The woman was detained at the Krakovets border crossing in Lviv Oblast while attempting to flee to the European Union. The detainee, who was the Deputy Head of the Kherson Center for Emergency Medical […]
SBU detains Russian spy ‘hunting’ Zaporizhzhya defense plants as Moscow infiltration exposed
Ukraine’s SBU security service has successfully detained a former Ukrainian police officer, now revealed to be a Russian military intelligence agent, who had been actively seeking information on military-industrial factories in Zaporizhzhya, the SBU reported on Telegram on Jan. 10. The man now faces life imprisonment. Read also: Founder of one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural […]
Why does SBU accuse Kyivguma of supplying medical products to Russia?
Kyivguma, a Ukrainian manufacturer of medical products, including tactical first-aid kits, has found itself in the disgrace of Ukraine’s SBU security service recently. The company claims to be under pressure at a time when the special service is bringing serious charges against them: aiding the Russian military aggression. The SBU conducted searches at the Kyivguma […]