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
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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.
11 February 2025
Local resident in Khmelnytskyi arrested for collaborating with Russian intelligence
A 23-year-old local resident of Khmelnytskyi has been taken into custody without the right to bail after being accused of gathering intelligence on military locations for the enemy and committing sabotage.
Two 'judges' from Crimea sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason
Two former judges from the Sudak and Kerch city courts of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea have been sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason.
10 February 2025
Couple sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for murder of two Ukrainian women
The regional court in the city of Mannheim, southern Germany, has sentenced a 45-year-old woman and her 43-year-old husband to life imprisonment for the murder of a Ukrainian woman and her mother in March 2024, as well as the abduction of a child.
Psychotherapist, UOC-MP deacon arrested in Kharkiv for spying on AFU
In Kharkiv, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a psychotherapist and a deacon from the Kharkiv diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) who were spying on the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the behest of Russian intelligence services.
08 February 2025
Six "crime lords" charged in Dnipropetrovsk region
Under the procedural supervision of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, six individuals have been charged with establishing and spreading criminal influence, organizing, and participating in criminal gatherings.
SSU detains Russian agent adjusting airstrikes in Kramatorsk sector
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent in Donetsk region who was directing enemy fire at the Ukrainian Defense Forces' locations in the Kramatorsk sector.
06 February 2025
Detained Dutch microchip company worker had ties to Russian intelligence - media
A former employee of a microchip producing company, recently arrested in the Netherlands, had contacts with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Russian commander sentenced in absentia for torturing civilians in Mykolaiv region
The commander of a Russian special operation forces unit, who had given orders and participated in the torture of civilians during the temporary capture of Snihurivka, Mykolaiv region, was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.
05 February 2025
Blasts at draft offices: nine incidents recorded since year-start
Since the beginning of the year, nine sabotage incidents and terrorist attacks similar to the explosion in the Kamianets-Podilskyi military recruitment center have been recorded in Ukraine.
Explosion near TRC in Kamianets-Podilskyi: one dead, four injured
An explosion occurred near the building of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region, resulting in one death and four injuries.
04 February 2025
Russian plot to blow up patrol police squad thwarted in Bukovyna
The SBU, together with the National Police, detained in Chernivtsi region two Russian accomplices who, on the instruction of their handlers, had planned a terrorist attack targeting Ukrainian law enforcers.
03 February 2025
SSU detains two Russian agents planning terrorist act in Rivne
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two agents of the Russian intelligence service in Rivne, who were preparing a terrorist attack near the local police station.
Court arrests man suspected of killing serviceman in Pyriatyn
On February 3, the Pyriatyn court selected a preventive measure for a 40-year-old man, suspected of killing a serviceman at a gas station. He will remain in custody until April 1, 2025, without the right to post bail.
Ukraine detains Russian spy leaking sensitive data on Ukraine’s army positions to FSB
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained an FSB asset who is believed to have been passing on data to the Russians revealing the defense positions and maneuvers of Ukrainian troops in Donetsk region.
SSU detains Russian agent in Odesa spying on warships
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained an FSB agent in Odesa who was spying on Ukrainian warships defending the country's maritime territory.
02 February 2025
Two Poltava region residents charged with murder of Ukrainian serviceman
Two residents of the Poltava region have been charged with the murder of a serviceman from the Poltava District Territorial Recruitment Center.
01 February 2025
SSU detains five Russian agents attempting to create "insurgent movement" in Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has neutralized a pro-Kremlin subversive group, the so-called "Workers' Front of Ukraine", which was working under orders from Russia to incite protests and resistance against the Ukrainian government.
SSU detains Russian agent preparing terrorist attack in central Kyiv
Counterintelligence officers have detained a 22-year-old Russian agent who was preparing to detonate an explosive device near one of the structural units of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).
Six FSB agents to be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region
6 Russian intelligence agents who transmitted data on the location of strategically important facilities will be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region.
31 January 2025
Scheme for illegal border crossing uncovered in Zhytomyr region
Law enforcement officers in Zhytomyr region have uncovered a scheme for the illegal crossing of military-aged men over Ukraine-Belarus border.
29 January 2025
Ukraine’s security operatives nab Russian accomplice near Vovchansk
The Security Service of Ukraine apprehended in Kharkiv region a Russian FSB who is believed to have been spying on the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces fighting for the town of Vovchansk.
SSU detains Russian agents preparing missile strikes on F-16 airbase locations
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two Russian agents who were spying on F-16 fighter jet and combat helicopter base locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.