explosive devices

SBU intercepts explosive device disguised inside fast-food meal at Chernihiv checkpoint

A suspect was detained after attempting to deliver an explosive device disguised as a McDonald's burger to servicemen at a checkpoint, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) office in Chernihiv Oblast announced on July 24.

24 July, 02:32 PM

Russia detains German woman with explosives, claims Ukraine link

A 57-year-old German citizen was detained in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, carrying an IED in her backpack, Russia’s FSB announced on April 20.

20 April, 11:07 PM

SBU nabs Russian citizen in western Ukraine over booby-trap plot

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police detained a 59-year-old Russian citizen in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast who had manufactured an explosive device and set a booby trap at the entrance to his house to target law enforcement officers, authorities reported on April 8.

8 April, 03:35 PM

Rubizh Brigade fighters carry explosives on foot into enemy rear - video

Rubizh fighters from National Guard carried out a unique operation in the village of Dorozhne, Pokrovsk district, destroying a Russian position that served as the enemy strategic stronghold, Ukrainian Witness wrote and published video on Jan. 15.

15 January, 01:38 PM

Poland exposes Russian spy ring plotting explosive parcels

Polish prosecutors launched an investigation into a sabotage group tied to Russian intelligence that plotted attacks against Poland and other EU allies, local outlet RMF24 reported on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 04:32 PM

Russia plotted drone strikes with camouflaged bombs in EU countries

Russian intelligence services allegedly planned a series of sabotage attacks in Poland and neighboring Lithuania and Germany, using drones and explosive devices disguised as household items, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 01:10 PM

SBU says two 18-year-olds in Rivne tried to bomb police patrol at Russia’s request

Two 18-year-old residents of Rivne attempted to bomb a police patrol by luring officers to an abandoned building with a fake emergency call, acting on instructions from Russian occupiers, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on May 12.

12 May 2025, 02:58 PM

Couple with suspected explosives detained in Lviv

Police in Lviv’s Sykhivskyi district detained a man and a woman suspected of carrying explosives, with an investigation now underway, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on April 1.

1 April 2025, 10:49 AM

Ukrainian forces hit Russian command post - Video

A video of a successful night strike on the Russian forward command post near the occupied village of Ivanivka, Kherson Oblast was posted by the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on Telegram on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 09:42 AM

SBU thwarts sabotage attempt in Khmelnytskyi

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has arrested a Russian agent, who was preparing a terrorist attack near Ukrainian Defense Forces facilities in Khmelnytskyi, the agency wrote on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 12:50 PM

SBU foils Russian FSB-backed railroad sabotage plot

A man attempting to blow up railroad tracks on the orders of the Russian FSB has been caught red-handed in Rivne Oblast, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Feb. 3, posting photos from the scene.

3 February 2025, 11:51 AM

Drone attack plunges six Russian settlements into darkness

Blackouts in at least six Russian settlements in Belgorod Oblast after an alleged drone attack was reported by regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram shortly after midnight on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 09:52 AM

SBU detains Russian GRU group planning four attacks in Kyiv

A group from the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), which was planning four terrorist attacks in Kyiv's hardware hypermarkets and near a popular cafe on May 9, has been detained, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported on Telegram on May 13.

13 May 2024, 04:35 PM

Ukraine's new allies in demining: trained rats to the rescue

In a novel approach to addressing the severe landmine issue stemming from the conflict, Ukraine is contemplating the use of specially trained rats for demining, as revealed by Oleksandr Lobov, a UN mine action specialist in Ukraine, during an April 5 interview with Radio NV.

6 April 2024, 12:06 PM

explosive devices