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SBU detains alleged GRU agent accused of guiding Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast

A suspected agent of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, who allegedly passed coordinates for airstrikes on Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast has been detained, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said in a Telegram post on April 23.

23 April, 01:54 PM

Ukraine charges GRU officer in teen-linked Burshtyn strike plot

A Russian GRU officer coordinated preparations for missile and drone attacks on the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in January 2026 and recruited a 17-year-old Ukrainian girl to help direct strikes on the Burshtyn thermal power plant, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on April 17.

17 April, 06:30 PM

Estonia detains record number of Russian agents in 2025

Estonia’s Internal Security Service (KAPO) detained a record number of people last year who cooperated with Russian intelligence agencies, KAPO spokeswoman Marta Tuul told public broadcaster ERR on April 15.

15 April, 09:59 PM

Russia's GRU spied through hacked routers, SBU says

Together with the FBI and EU law enforcement, Ukraine’s SBU security service disrupted a Russian military intelligence (GRU) operation that used compromised Wi‑Fi routers to spy on Europeans, Americans, and Ukrainians, the SBU said on April 7.

7 April, 10:27 PM

Ukraine ends Russian assassination plot against famed volunteer Sternenko

The Security Service of Ukraine announced the elimination of a Russian military intelligence assassin and the detention of his accomplices, who were preparing the murder of well-known activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko on March 24.

24 March, 06:45 PM

Russian spy detained in Colombia after Google Translate exposes alleged hit plot

A newly uncovered ultra-secret Russian intelligence unit known as Center 795 is tasked with military operations in Ukraine and assassinations abroad, according to a joint investigation by The Insider and Der Spiegel published on March 13.

14 March, 01:24 PM

FSB associate detained over attempt on GRU general

Russia’s FSB detained an employee of an FSB-linked organization and his son on suspicion of involvement in an assassination attempt on the deputy head of the GRU (military intelligence), Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev.

11 February, 03:34 AM

FSB claims suspects confess in GRU general shooting in Moscow

Russia’s Federal Security Service claims two suspects in the assassination attempt on GRU deputy chief Vladimir Alekseev have confessed to their guilt, state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 04:38 PM

Suspect in GRU general attack worked for FSB-linked firm – Grozev

One of the suspects in the assassination attempt on Russian GRU deputy chief Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseev, Viktor Vasin, works for an FSB-affiliated company that produces surveillance equipment, Bellingcat investigator Christo Grozev reported on X on Feb. 8.

8 February, 05:06 PM

Assassination attempt targets top Russian GRU general in Moscow

An unidentified assailant shot and seriously wounded Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseev, first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in an apparent assassination attempt in northwest Moscow, Russian state news agency Interfax reported on Feb. 6, citing Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko.

6 February, 11:53 AM

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

Pentagon tests device linked to ‘Havana Syndrome’ amid reports of Russian involvement

The U.S. Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a directed-energy device acquired in an undercover operation that some investigators suspect could be the cause of the mysterious ailments known as “Havana Syndrome,” CNN reported on Jan. 13.

15 January, 01:40 AM

SBU detains Russian agents plotting strikes on Kyiv power plants

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Dec. 11 that it detained two Russian agents who were preparing missile and drone strikes on thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Kyiv Oblast.

11 December 2025, 12:50 PM

U.S. charges Ukrainian citizen over cybercrimes carried out on Moscow’s behalf

The U.S. Justice Department has filed two charges against Ukrainian national Victoria Dubranova, accusing her of carrying out cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the interest of Russia.

11 December 2025, 03:06 AM

Poland: Railway sabotage meant to trigger a ‘major disaster’

The individuals behind the Nov. 16 sabotage of a key Polish railway line intended to cause a “large-scale accident,” Poland’s Minister-Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak said in an interview with TVN24 on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 11:14 AM

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

Poland shuts Russia’s last consulate over railway sabotage

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced the decision to shut down the Russian consulate in Gdańsk — the last one still operating in the country, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 12:57 PM

Kyiv pledges cooperation on Poland's railway sabotage investigation

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned the recent sabotage of a railway line in Poland and pledged to help Polish authorities in the investigation, the ministry said in a statement on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 08:46 PM

Poland suspects foreign involvement in railway sabotage

Foreign intelligence agencies were “highly likely” behind the Nov. 16 explosions on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line leading to Ukraine, the Polish government stated on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 11:03 PM

Poland refuses to extradite Russian GRU agent behind 2024 parcel attacks

Poland has declined to extradite a man suspected of coordinating incendiary parcel attacks in several European airports to Russia, despite Moscow claiming the individual is wanted by Russian authorities, Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 08:47 PM

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