Ukraine’s SBU security service has conducted unannounced inspections of employees of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, Tetyana Nikolayenko, a journalist with Ukrainian news outlet Censor.NET, revealed in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 5. “In reality, our special services work in this regard, credit where it’s due,” she said. Read also: How FSB benefits from Ukraine’s […]
Ukraine’s SBU security service has detained the founder of one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural firms, the SBU reported on Telegram on Jan 5. SBU officers detained the suspect in his son’s apartment in Kyiv, where he was hiding and planning to escape to Russia. A food company owned by the suspect had reportedly been operating […]
Russian hackers breached the network of Ukrainian telecom operator Kyivstar at least as early as May 2023, Illia Vitiuk, head of the cybersecurity department of Ukraine’s SBU security service, said in an interview with news agency Reuters on Jan. 4. The attack resulted in “catastrophic destruction,” with “almost everything” destroyed, including thousands of virtual servers […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it dismantled two online surveillance cameras in Kyiv that Russia had hacked and used to record the city’s air defenses at work as well as the locations of critical infrastructure during a mass attack on Jan. 2. Russia launched at least 99 missiles at Ukraine early on Jan. […]
Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Jan. 2 that it had successfully blocked the operation of webcams in Kyiv that had been hacked by Russian special services to spy on the activities of Ukrainian air defenses. The compromised webcams, two in total, were exploited by Russian agents to monitor critical infrastructure and gather intelligence on […]
Ukraine’s SBU security service arrested three members of a gang responsible for extorting 120,000 UAH ($3,195) from an injured Ukrainian serviceman in Volyn Oblast, who had returned from the front for treatment and rehabilitation, the SBU reported on Dec. 26. The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison. According to the SBU, this gang […]
Three Russian soldiers, believed to have committed war crimes against civilians in the occupied territories of Kharkiv Oblast, have been identified by Ukraine’s SBU security service and the National Police, the SBU reported on Telegram on Dec. 22. Read also: UN reports 142 cases of civilian executions by Russians in occupied territories Two of the […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) added Russian-Israeli business tycoon Mikhail Fridman to Ukraine’s wanted list, according to the Interior Ministry’s website. Fridman was charged by the SBU on Sept. 5 for helping to finance Russia’s war against Ukraine. According to the security service, the oligarch has poured around 2 billion rubles ($22 million) into […]
Investigators from Ukraine’s SBU security service have initiated an inquiry into the setting off of grenades inside the premises of the Keretskivska Village Council in Zakarpattia Oblast, the SBU press service told NV on Dec. 15. The actions of the man who caused the explosions are classified as a terrorist act under Article 258 of […]
Ukraine’s SBU security service and military recruitment officials conducted “counter-sabotage security measures” at one of Kyiv’s most prestigious restaurants, the SBU told NV on Dec. 15. Officials emphasized that such measures have been undertaken for the third day in a row, targeting individuals who may be potentially involved in criminal activity. Additionally, employees of local […]
KYIV (Reuters) – A former Ukrainian lawmaker regarded by Kyiv as a traitor was shot dead near Moscow on Wednesday and a Ukrainian source said he was killed by the country’s security service. Illia Kyva was a pro-Russian member of Ukraine’s parliament before Moscow invaded in February 2022, but had been in Russia throughout the […]