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SBU arrests agent accused of aiding attacks on Dnipro

Ukraine’s Security Service detained a Russian military intelligence agent accused of guiding air attacks on defense facilities in Dnipro on Feb. 4.

4 February, 03:15 PM

SBU detains FSB agent accused of guiding missile and drone strikes in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Ukraine’s Security Service said it has detained an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service who was collecting and passing intelligence to Moscow to help direct missile and drone strikes on Khmelnytskyi Oblast, SBU said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Feb. 4.

4 February, 01:25 PM

France detains tanker sailing from Russia under fake flag

French navy detained Grinch oil tanker in the Alboran Sea, the western part of the Mediterranean, while it was sailing from Russia’s port of Murmansk under what authorities say was a false flag, Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture wrote on Jan. 22.

23 January, 08:16 AM

Man threw grenade in Kyiv hostel after dispute with roommate

A man set off a grenade in a Kyiv hostel during a dispute with a roommate, and police detained the suspect, authorities said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 11:56 AM

SBU detains woman in Kyiv accused of spreading Russian propaganda in kindergarten

Ukraine’s Security Service said it detained a collaborator in Kyiv who had worked since 2014 for the occupation administration in Makiivka in Donetsk Oblast, implementing Russian “education standards” there, the SBU press service said on Jan. 1.

1 January, 05:50 PM

Luxury EU shopping ban bites Russian FC Zenit manager

Sergei Semak, manager of a Russian football club Zenit, and his wife were detained by police at Munich airport for violating EU sanctions, Anna Semak claimed on her Telegram account on Dec. 16.

17 December 2025, 09:58 AM

Lviv enlistment officer stabbed to death

A 30-year-old man has been detained after fatally stabbing a Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) officer during a routine document check in Lviv on the evening of Dec. 3, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Telegram the following morning.

4 December 2025, 01:09 PM

Clash between HUR fighters and soldiers in Kyiv suburb — media

Conflict broke out on the grounds of a sanatorium outside Kyiv between fighters from Ukraine’s Intelligence (HUR) and soldiers of one of the Armed Forces units, Ukrainska Pravda wrote, citing its sources, on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 08:45 AM

Captured Russian soldier stuns his mother by saying he won’t return home and plans to fight on Ukraine’s side

A captured Russian soldier phoned his mother to say he would not return to Russia and planned instead to fight on Ukraine’s side — a call that, according to Ukrainian officials, did not go over well with her.

18 November 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukraine’s SBU arrests man from Izium who allegedly aided Russia in planning another breakthrough attempt

Ukraine’s Security Service said it has detained a Russian informant in Kharkiv Oblast — a 62-year-old Izium resident accused of helping Russian military commanders prepare an offensive in Oblast, the agency said on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 02:05 PM

Reports detail tough conditions for Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream sabotage in Italy

Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov, who is suspected of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream explosions and was detained in Italy while vacationing with his family, has been placed in a high-security section of a prison for especially dangerous offenders, Babel reported on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 04:19 PM

SBU detains FSB agent who guided Russian strikes on energy facilities in Vinnytsia Oblast

Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police detained an FSB agent who directed Russian strikes on energy facilities in Vinnytsia Oblast, the SBU press service reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 01:48 PM

SBU and National Police detain 20 organizers of draft evasion schemes operating across Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service said, together with the National Police, it blocked new draft evasion schemes and detained 20 organizers who charged between $3,000 and $14,000 to help men avoid mobilization on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 07:00 PM

Ukraine’s SBU foils terrorist plot in Zaporizhzhia, detains deserter working for Russian intelligence

Ukraine’s Security Service foiled a terrorist attack allegedly planned by Russian intelligence in Zaporizhzhya, detaining a deserter and Russian agent who intended to plant an improvised explosive device in a crowded area, the agency reported on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 01:36 PM

SBU detains former Cabinet official and university staff involved in draft evasion schemes

Six draft evasion schemes operating across several oblasts of Ukraine were dismantled, with 14 organizers detained, including a former Cabinet official and university administrators, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 05:56 PM

SBU detains minor who helped Russia plan terrorist attacks in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained a minor who, while in the European Union, sought perpetrators for terrorist attacks in Ukraine on behalf of Russia, the agency said on Oct. 6

6 October 2025, 02:04 PM

France halts Russian shadow tanker, arrests its crew

French law enforcement detained two crew members of a tanker believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet as part of a state investigation, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu wrote on X on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 02:29 PM

SBU detains FSB agent in Ukraine’s drone unit

An agent recruited by Russia’s FSB has been exposed in Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) unit, the Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Sep. 15.

15 September 2025, 11:04 AM

SBU arrests suspects who directed Russian drones at Odesa and Kirovohrad oblasts

Ukraine’s Security Service counterintelligence said it detained two FSB agents who directed Russian missile and drone strikes on Odesa and Kirovohrad oblasts, the agency reported on Telegram on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 03:39 PM

Italian police arrested a man suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

Italian police arrested a man suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Spiegel reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 03:42 PM

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