Ukraine intel exposing captains from Russia’s shadow fleet
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has been dissecting the schemes of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, exposing captains involved in its operations.
Crime
07 April 2025
02 April 2025
Ex-deputy mayor’s murder: prosecutors reveal case details
The suspect in the murder of the former deputy mayor of Kamianske, Oleksandr Plakhotnik, committed the crime over debt. He had long been tracking down the victim and fired at least 10 shots to kill him.
Two residents of Donetsk region sentenced for spotting Russian strikes
Residents of Sviatohirsk and Mykolaivka territorial communities in Donetsk region were sentenced to five and 10 years in prison, respectively, for helping the Russians attack critical infrastructure facilities and passing the enemy sensitive data on Ukraine’s fortifications.
01 April 2025
Political strategist from Putin ally’s pool detained in Poland, deported to Ukraine
The Security Service, together with the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with Polish law enforcement, detained in Poland a political strategist from the pool of Vladimir Putin’s former major ally in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk.
Traitor who spotted Russian strikes on Kharkiv sentenced to 15 years in prison
Based on the evidence collected by the Security Service of Ukraine, the court sentenced a Russian asset who had operated in Kharkiv to 15 years in prison.
National Police investigators solve 72 murders committed by Russians in Bucha
Since 2024, National Police investigators have solved 72 murders committed by Russian invaders in Bucha, Kyiv region, and identified a total of 2,500 Russian servicemen who were in the city.
SBU nabs Russian spies coordinating strikes on Kyiv
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained three Russian military intelligence assets whose main task was to coordinate Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, targeting defense plants and arms depots.
31 March 2025
Moldova expelling three Russian diplomats
On March 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova declared three employees of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau personae non grata.
Police show how Russians recruit Ukrainian teens for terror attacks
Police have shown how Russian intelligence operatives recruit Ukrainian youngsters to engage them in acts of terror and sabotage.
28 March 2025
Law enforcement confirms discovery of deputy Plakhotnik's body in Dnipropetrovsk region
The man found dead with a gunshot wound in the Dnipropetrovsk region has been identified as Oleksandr Plakhotnik, a former deputy mayor and member of the Batkivshchyna party.
26 March 2025
Two Russian agents preparing terrorist attack detained in Zaporizhzhia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a young man and woman, aged 18 and 19, who were preparing to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) near a military facility in Zaporizhzhia on March 25 under orders from Russian handlers.
24 March 2025
Russia recruiting kids via social media for terror attacks, SBU warns parents
The Security Service of Ukraine says Russian intelligence is on a targeted hunt for minors on social media to manipulate them into committing acts of terror.
20 March 2025
Explosion in central Rivne injures two people
A homemade explosive device detonated in a car near a shopping mall in Rivne, injuring the driver and a passenger, both of whom were hospitalized.
Ukraine charges occupation administration official with “Russifying” Ukrainian schools
The Security Service has exposed another enemy accomplice in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, pressing criminal charges against the suspect.
18 March 2025
Land corruption in Kyiv: bail set for key figures in NABU special operation
Bail has been set for the suspects involved in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau's (NABU) investigation into the embezzlement of municipal land in Kyiv.
17 March 2025
Court arrests suspect in murder of Odesa activist Hanul
The Kyiv District Court of Odesa has imposed a pre-trial restraint on Serhiy Shalaev, a suspect in the murder of activist Demian Hanul, in the form of detention without bail.
14 March 2025
Suspect in murder of Odesa activist Hanul detained – interior minister
Law enforcement officers have detained a man suspected of murdering activist Demian Hanul.
Ukrainian activist shot dead in central Odesa
On March 14, around 10:30, a man was shot dead in the center of Odesa.
NABU to place ex-Kyiv City Council deputy Komarnytskyi on international wanted list
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) will seek to place former Kyiv City Council deputy Denys Komarnytskyi, a key suspect in the "Clean City" case, on the international wanted list.
13 March 2025
Land corruption: Klitschko announces dismissals in Kyiv City Administration
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced the dismissal of several key officials in the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) due to recent corruption scandals related to land issues in the capital.
Russian agent arrested in Mykolaiv for planning double terrorist attack in residential area
A 33-year-old woman was arrested in Mykolaiv for planning a terrorist attack in a residential district of the city on instructions from Russia.
12 March 2025
Terrorist attack near railway station in Ivano-Frankivsk orchestrated by Russia – SSU
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has established that in the evening of March 11, Russian intelligence services orchestrated a terrorist attack by detonating two of their own agents, who were transporting a homemade explosive device near the railway station in Ivano-Frankivsk.
774,000-year-old mammoth tooth plates seized en route from Ukraine to Bulgaria
Kyiv customs officers found 13 plates made of mammoth teeth, which are at least 774,000 years old, in an international mail shipment sent by a Lviv resident to Bulgaria
Ukraine presses charges against two Russian governors for financing war
The Security Service has targeted the governors of Russia’s Irkutsk Transbaikal regions with charges of financing the war effort against Ukraine
04 March 2025
SSU detains two spotters directing strikes on Kramatorsk, Sloviansk
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two enemy spotters who helped direct Russian strikes on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
28 February 2025
SBU exposes Russian agents coordinating enemy strikes in Cherkasy, Poltava regions
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained two agents of the Russian special services who were collecting data on the locations of Ukraine’s defense forces in the Poltava and Cherkasy regions.
26 February 2025
Arson attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia: three Russian agents detained in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk Regions
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained three more agents of the Russian special services who carried out ordered arson attacks on relay cabinets of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railway) in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
21 February 2025
Ex-head of state company suspected of laundering nearly UAH 400M from Ukroboronprom
The former CEO of a state-owned arms trading company has been exposed for laundering over UAH 387 million belonging to enterprises within the Ukroboronprom defense conglomerate through France.
20 February 2025
Court in Mykolaiv arrests four schoolchildren suspected of terrorist attack
A court in Mykolaiv has ordered the detention, with no right to post bail, of four schoolchildren from a Poltava region settlement, suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack that resulted in four deaths.