Bucha atrocities: Ukraine presses murder charges against two Russian servicemen
Two Russian military servicemen, who in March 2022 are believed to have executed a civilian in the town of Bucha near Kyiv have been charged with murder.
Crime
SBU detains Russian agent who tried to commit terrorist attack at post office in Zaporizhzhia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian military intelligence agent who tried to blow up a post office in the center of Zaporizhzhia.
03 March 2024
Russian agent spying on Ukrainian Armed Forces jailed for 15 years
A court has sentenced to 15 years in prison a tactical training instructor of a public organization of the Mykolaiv region who worked for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
26 February 2024
Bulgaria bans entry of alleged Russian “illegals” on espionage suspicions
In a move aimed at safeguarding national security, Bulgaria’s State Agency National Security (SANS) has slapped an entry ban on two individuals suspected of espionage on behalf Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Law enforcers nab family couple for spotting missile strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Lviv region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed in Lviv region a family couple who is believed to have been helping the Russians prepare a missile attack on local energy infrastructure.
14 February 2024
Ukrainian teenager attacked in Germany
In the German city of Mettmann, a Ukrainian teenager suffered a severe head injury after a conflict with an unknown man in a restaurant.
13 February 2024
Canadian woman confesses to smuggling electronics for Russian army
A Canadian woman of Russian descent detained in the United States has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned electronics into Russia.
Russian informant who was tracking air defence exposed in Odesa
Law enforcement officers have exposed a resident of Odesa who provided Russian special services with information on the location of military facilities and the movement of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s border guards expose drug smuggling attempt involving drone
Three residents of Volyn region were detained after border guards and security service operatives prevented their attempt to smuggle 22 kilograms of hashish out of Ukraine using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
12 February 2024
Killer of Ukrainian basketballer in Germany detained - MFA
German police have already arrested the killer of a 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player, and the investigation is ongoing.
Young Ukrainian basketball player killed in knife attack in Germany
In Dusseldorf, Germany, a 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player was stabbed to death and his friend, also a young athlete, was hospitalized. Police are investigating the case.
10 February 2024
National Guardsmen detain man noting down coordinates of infrastructure facilities
In Kyiv, National Guardsmen detained a suspicious man at a roadblock who had been writing down the coordinates of critical facilities in a notebook.
09 February 2024
SBU exposes 16 more local “officials” working for enemy in captured Luhansk region
In the past month alone, 16 so-called "deputies" of local "municipal councils" were charged for collaborative activity.
SBU detains collaborator who helped Russian invaders in Kharkiv region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has exposed an agronomist of a farm in the Kharkiv region, who was helping Russian troops mine fields in the Kupiansk district.
08 February 2024
Deputy mayor's car shot at in Nikopol
In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, unidentified person shot at the car of a deputy mayor, the car caught fire. The body of a man was found in the burned-out car.
06 February 2024
Director of company tried in Kyiv for embezzlement of UAH 800 thousand on repair of buildings damaged by Russia
The director of the utility company Zhytloinvestbud-UCB, who caused UAH 800,000 in damage to the state during the overhaul of buildings damaged by shelling, will be tried in Kyiv.
Russia’s spy network exposed, involving former Ukrainian intel operatives
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a powerful HUMINT network run by the FSB, which was involved in gathering highly sensitive classified data, including on the protection system at nuclear power plants, exact positioning of coastline fortifications in Odesa region, and supply routes for international military assistance.
05 February 2024
Ukraine presses charges in absentia against Russian general in lead of Kherson capture
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) gathered sufficient evidence to press charges against Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev, Commander of Rusia’s 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, who commanded the invasion of Ukraine’s Kherson region.
04 February 2024
Border guards prevent export of old banknotes, stamps from Ukraine
Ukrainian border guards and customs officers have prevented the export to Poland of a collection of old banknotes and postage stamps.
01 February 2024
German lawmaker’s aide could be FSB agent - media
Russian intelligence could "direct" the activities of an aide to a Bundestag deputy with the right-wing Alternative for Germany party and thus promote Russia’s interests.
NABU conducting searches in Ukrnafta – source
The employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) are conducting searches in the premises of Ukrnafta PJSC.
28 January 2024
SBU presses charges against MoD officials in UAH 1.5B embezzlement case
The Security Service of Ukraine, with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense, exposed defense officials and management from Lviv Arsenal company, who are believed to have embezzled almost UAH 1.5 billion in the procurement of mortar rounds.
More than 1,700 attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia detected at Georgian customs
On Friday, Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, customs officials have prevented 1,770 attempts to import goods into Georgia to circumvent sanctions against Russia.
24 January 2024
Ukraine charges CEO of Russia’s missile and bomb producer
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has gathered sufficient evidence to press charges against Boris Obnosov, CEO of Russia’s Tactical Missile Armaments Corporation, who backs and assists Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine.
21 January 2024
Pressure on Kyiv journalist: police identify possible perpetrators
Kyiv police have identified five individuals involved in “exerting pressure” on an investigative journalist but no one has been detained as of Sunday.
19 January 2024
Security service nabs Russian agent for coordinating missile strikes in Donetsk region
Ukraine’s counterintelligence operatives detained a Ukrainian man who is suspected of spotting enemy fire in Donetsk region.
SBI Investigates almost hundred cases of organized crimes last year
In 2023, SBI employees investigated 99 criminal proceedings regarding crimes committed by organized groups or organizations.
16 January 2024
Estonia nabs Russian professor on espionage charges
On January 3, the Estonian Security Police (KaPo) detained a Russian national, Vyacheslav Morozov, who is suspected of conducting and supporting intelligence efforts against Estonia in favor of the Russian Federation.
Grenade attack in Zakarpattia village council: death toll rises to two
The death toll from the grenade attack at a session of the Keretsky village council in Zakarpattia has risen to two.