military counterintelligence

SBU uncovers Russian intelligence network targeting Ukrainian F-16 and Mirage 2000 air bases

Ukraine’s Security Service said its military counterintelligence uncovered a 14-person Russian military intelligence network gathering information for missile strikes on Ukrainian air bases hosting F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets.

13 August, 05:20 PM

SBU thwarts Russian dual-stage bombing plot in central Ivano-Frankivsk

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) disrupted dual-stage terror plot organized by Russian special services inside a residential courtyard in central Ivano-Frankivsk, the officers wrote on July 21.

21 July, 11:45 AM

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

Germany sees surge in Russian spying and sabotage efforts

Russia has significantly stepped up its hybrid warfare operations targeting Germany, including espionage and sabotage, according to Martina Rosenberg, head of Germany’s Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD), Politico reported on July 21.

22 July 2025, 10:15 AM

SBU nabs high-ranking Ukrainian officer on espionage charges

A lieutenant colonel and commander of a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) unit was detained on suspicion of being a Russian military intelligence service (GRU) agent, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 12:16 PM

SBU arrests suspects plotting to stage terrorist attack in Kyiv crowded area

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the National Police arrested two individuals in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, accused of planning a terrorist attack in Kyiv on orders from Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), officials reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 12:39 PM

SBU detains Russian citizen working for Russian special services in Kharkiv

The SBU detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of working for Russia's GRU military intelligence in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian special service reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 08:45 PM

SBU detains Russian agent revealing Armed Forces positions and targeting Odesa

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported the detention of an FSB agent who was adjusting missile strikes on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and committing arson attacks on important sections of the railway, the SBU press service reported on July 23.

23 July 2024, 01:35 PM

Donetsk man sentenced to 15 years for spying on Ukrainian forces

A resident of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, who provided the Russian military with the coordinates and composition of Ukrainian troops fighting near Bakhmut in the spring of 2023, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on June 18.

19 June 2024, 02:53 AM

Ukrainian SBU detains Russian agent in Kharkiv Oblast

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an agent of Russian special services who was spying on locations of Ukrainian troops defending Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, SBU reported on Telegram on June 6.

6 June 2024, 01:58 PM

Ukrainian forces take back strategic Nestryga Island in Dnipro River

Liberation of Nestryga island on Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast by Ukrainian Forces will improve quality of counter-sabotage measures, stated Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokeperson for Southern Defense Forces, Hromadske Radio reported on April 29.

29 April 2024, 01:33 PM

Ukraine’s SBU uncovers 11 Russian spy networks since beggining of the year – SBU chief

Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service exposed 11 Russian agent networks, said SBU head Vasyl Malyuk at the Congress of Local and Regional Councils in Chernivtsi on April 13.

13 April 2024, 05:15 PM

Polish general dismissed over counterintelligence concerns

Poland’s military counterintelligence service has initiated a probe into Eurocorps Commander Gen. Jaroslaw Gromadzinski, resulting in his dismissal from the position, Polish Defense Ministry said on March 27.

28 March 2024, 01:34 AM

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