Russian strike spotter targeting Kyiv defense facilities arrested
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent who, under the guise of fulfilling defense contracts, was directing strikes on Kyiv.
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26 February 2026
Man opens fire at military enlistment officers in Lutsk
In Lutsk, a man fired several shots in the direction of servicemembers of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support during notification measures.
25 February 2026
18-year-old accused of drawing police into terror blast in Lviv
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police of Ukraine have formally charged an 18-year-old woman from Kharkiv who lured police officers to the site of a terrorist attack in Lviv on the night of February 22.
In Kryvyi Rih, man stabs TRSSC serviceman
In Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, a man stabbed a soldier from the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center.
SBU exposes Russian agent who tried to get job at defense plant in Zaporizhzhia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Zaporizhzhia detained and served a notice of suspicion to an agent of Russian intelligence services who attempted to get a job at a Ukrainian defense industry enterprise.
SSU exposes pro-Russian online agitator with Russian passport in Cherkasy
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has exposed an active supporter of “rashism” in Cherkasy who holds a Russian passport and a permanent residence permit in Ukraine.
24 February 2026
Explosion at police station in Dnipro classified as terrorist act
An explosion at a police station in Dnipro has been classified as a terrorist act.
23 February 2026
Explosion at gas station in Mykolaiv injures seven police officers, two in critical condition
An explosion occurred at a gas station in Mykolaiv that was not in operation. Seven officers from the Patrol Police Department were injured; they had come to change shifts and parked their vehicles at the station.
22 February 2026
Zelensky: Intelligence indicating Russia planning further terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence has information that Russia intends to continue carrying out terrorist attacks in Ukraine.
Terrorist act in Lviv: Suspected perpetrator detained in border area near Staryi Sambir
The suspected perpetrator of a terrorist attack in Lviv has been detained in a controlled border area near the town of Staryi Sambir in the Lviv region.
Suspected perpetrator behind Lviv terror attack arrested
The National Police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, have detained the suspected attacker responsible for the Lviv police bombing.
Police detain two men who shot at Aidar soldiers in Dnipropetrovsk region
Police detained two men who provoked a conflict with Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and opened fire in Kamianske in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Unknown assailants attack Aidar regiment soldiers in Dnipropetrovsk region
In one of the cities in the Dnipropetrovsk region, a group of unknown individuals attacked soldiers from the Aidar regiment.
20 February 2026
Up to $100,000 per person: Russia prepares high-profile murders in Ukraine, combat group neutralized
The Security Service and the National Police foiled a criminal group that was preparing contract assassinations on behalf of Russian special services.
Police detail seven-month operation behind UAH 400M drug seizure
Preparations for the operational phase of the special operation Rubikon, which resulted in the seizure of illicit substances worth UAH 400 million, lasted nearly seven months.
FSB agent preparing assassination attempt on government official detained in Kirovohrad region
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was preparing an assassination attempt on an official of one of the state institutions responsible for the defense training of the population in the Kirovohrad region.
19 February 2026
SBU detains 17-year-old Russian agent plotting terror attacks in crowded areas of Kharkiv
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a 17-year-old agent of Russian special services in Kharkiv who was preparing a series of terrorist attacks in the city.
Police detain suspect who helped draft-age men depart abroad for $12,000 in Kharkiv
In Kharkiv, police uncovered a channel for the illegal smuggling of men across the border during martial law.
18 February 2026
Police detain 'bomber' who falsely reported bomb threat at Verkhovna Rada
In Lviv, police detained a 20-year-old local resident who made a false report about a bomb allegedly planted in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He faces a prison sentence of four to eight years.
SBU detains spotter who directed Russian strikes on Sloviansk
The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a boiler house security guard who was directing Russian strikes on Sloviansk in the Donetsk region.
Man suspected of setting seven cars on fire detained in Kyiv
Operatives of the Solomianskyi district police department in Kyiv, together with officers of the criminal investigation department of the Kyiv police headquarters, have detained a man suspected of setting fire to seven vehicles between December 2025 and early January 2026.
16 February 2026
Car explosion in Odesa classified as terrorist act
The explosion of a car in Odesa in the morning of February 16 has been classified as a terrorist act.
Police detain man suspected in shooting of Ukrainian refugee and her boyfriend in US
On February 14, in the state of North Carolina, 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee Kateryna Tovmash and her boyfriend were fatally shot.
15 February 2026
Man and two children found shot dead in Lviv region
Two children and their father were found shot dead in the Zolochiv district of the Lviv region, with law enforcement officers working to establish the circumstances of the tragedy.
13 February 2026
SSU, police dismantle Russian agent network planning terror attacks in Kyiv and Zhytomyr
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police of Ukraine have dismantled an agent network run by Russia’s FSB that was planning a series of new terrorist attacks in Kyiv and Zhytomyr.
Court sentences Russian agent who tried to 'get hired' by SBU to 15 years in prison
A court has sentenced an agent of Russia's special services to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The man had fought against Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) forces in eastern Ukraine and later attempted to infiltrate the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) for espionage.
12 February 2026
SSU exposes Russian agent behind attacks on Pokrovsk front
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have detained a Russian agent in the Kyiv region who had gone into hiding after adjusting Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
11 February 2026
In Chernivtsi, police launch investigation into attack on TRSSC military officer and shots fired in response
In Chernivtsi, police launched a criminal investigation into an incident involving an alleged attack on a Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center military officer and shots fired from a traumatic pistol at a civilian. The cases were opened under two articles: “hooliganism” and “intentional minor bodily harm.”
10 February 2026
In Rivne region, 72-year-old man kills five IDPs with axe and hammer
In the Rivne region, a 72-year-old man killed five people in a place where internally displaced persons were living.
Woman coordinating Russian strikes on Defense Forces detained in Khmelnytskyi
The counterintelligence department of the Security Service of Ukraine foiled a woman who, at the request of the Russians, made video traps for strikes on the Khmelnytskyi region.