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SBU arrests FSB agent linked to attacks on Kyiv’s thermal power plants

Russian FSB agent, spying on Ukrainian military movements and helping guide ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv’s thermal power plants (TPPs), was arrested, Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan. 23.

23 January, 01:43 PM

SBU detains Russian agents for arson attacks on Ukrainian military vehicles

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, together with the National Police, detained two Russian agents who, on FSB Federal Security Service orders, set fire to vehicles of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and mobile communications facilities, the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 21.

21 January, 05:00 PM

Ukrainians in Germany face sabotage-related espionage charges

German prosecutors have charged two Ukrainian citizens with espionage on behalf of Russian intelligence, Federal Prosecutor’s Office wrote on Jan. 13.

14 January, 08:17 AM

22-year-old Ukrainian woman found strangled in Czech pond

Police in the Czech city of Frýdek-Místek discovered the body of a 22-year-old Ukrainian woman in a reservoir. She died from strangulation. A 33-year-old Ukrainian man confessed to the murder, Czech outlet Idnes reported on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 06:25 PM

SBU nabs two FSB agents spying on Izyum front

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained two Russian FSB Federal Security Service agents in Kharkiv Oblast on Dec. 4, who were collecting coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities in the Izyum sector, its press service reported on Telegram.

4 December 2025, 02:07 PM

SBU arrests GRU agent aiding Russian assault on Kupyansk

Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested a Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent in Kharkiv Oblast who was feeding coordinates of Ukrainian positions near Kupyansk to support Russian assaults, the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 10:25 PM

SBU unmasks woman guiding Russian bombs onto Lyman

A woman was arrested for cooperating with Russian military intelligence (GRU) and correcting strikes on the town of Lyman, Donetsk oblast, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 01:45 PM

Russian militant with Ukrainian passport arrested trying to enter EU

Lithuanian and Ukrainian authorities arrested a Russian fighter who tried to enter the European Union with a Ukrainian passport at the Lithuania-Belarus border, the National Police of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 04:46 PM

SBU arrests teen for planting spy camera on Ukrainian railway

SBU arrested an 18-year-old who secretly mounted a remote-access mini camera on Ukrainian railway so Russian services could track military echelons in real time, SBU press service reported on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 12:30 PM

SBI detains ex-deputy over Odesa 2014 massacre

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has detained a former deputy of the Odesa city council, suspected of involvement in the provocations that led to mass fatalities in Odesa on May 2, 2014, officers reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 02:44 PM

Former Ukrenergo CEO accused of major fraud

Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) detained former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi in Lviv Oblast, sources from law-enforcement agencies told NV on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 12:33 PM

Poland arrests Ukrainians spying on military objects for Russia

Two Ukrainians — a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman — were detained in the Polish city of Katowice on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities for a foreign intelligence service, the spokesman for Poland's minister-coordinator of special services, Jacek Dobrzynski, reported on X on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 06:58 PM

Russian man caught spying on Ukraine’s Armed Forces for FSB

A Russian citizen who posed as a volunteer infiltrated a Ukrainian Defense Forces unit and spied for Russia’s FSB, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 01:46 PM

Poland sees protests over possible extradition of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Protesters gathered outside a Polish court where the case of Ukrainian national Volodymyr Z., suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, is being heard, demanding that he not be extradited to Germany, RMF24 reported on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 04:06 PM

Kyiv court detains Moscow-linked former MP Novynskyi

The Pecherskyi District Court in Kyiv ordered detention as a pre-trial restriction for Vadym Novynskyi, identified as a "handler" of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine and a former parliament member from the banned pro-Russian OPFL party, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on Sept. 18.

18 September 2025, 05:49 PM

Polish police arrest two Ukrainian drivers for smuggling men in locomotives

Polish investigators in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship exposed a network smuggling Ukrainians in locomotives, local outlet RMF24 reported on Sept. 18.

18 September 2025, 02:15 PM

18-year-old Poltava student detained for aiding Russian strikes

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service counterintelligence detained a Russian agent suspected of espionage in Poltava, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts, assisting Russia in preparing new air attacks on these regions, the SBU reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 01:45 PM

SBU arrests Russian agent at Ukrainian military repair plant

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian agent who was allegedly directing enemy fire against Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kramatorsk sector, Donetsk Oblast, the officers wrote on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 01:14 PM

SBU unveils new evidence in NABU official’s alleged trade with Russia

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) published new details in the case of senior official in National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), suspected of illegal trade with Russia, the officers wrote on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 02:32 PM

SBU nabs Russian agent in Kropyvnytskyi drone attack plot

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a Russian agent in Kirovohrad Oblast who prepared coordinates for Russia’s air attack on Kropyvnytskyi on July 28, according to SBU’s statement on Telegram.

8 August 2025, 01:56 PM

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