Oleh Ivashchenko

Zelenskyy: Major Russian refinery shuts down after Ukrainian drone strikes

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has evidence that one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, has shut down after Ukrainian drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 28 after receiving a briefing from HUR chief Oleh Ivashchenko.

28 August, 05:09 PM

Defense Intel Chief Ivashchenko actively dismantling predecessor Budanov's influence

Current Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Chief (DIU) Oleh Ivashchenko is actively working to dismantle predecessor Kyrylo Budanov’s influence in the agency, Ukrainska Pravda reported on August 11 citing sources in law enforcement.

11 August, 02:02 PM

Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran — Zelenskyy

Ukraine has conclusive proof that Moscow continues to supply Iran with intelligence used to attack U.S. and allied assets in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 23.

24 March, 02:23 AM

Ukraine obtains internal Russian loss assessments

Ukrainian intelligence has obtained internal Russian reports on battlefield losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 10.

10 March, 07:57 PM

Zelenskyy: Oleh Ivashchenko to lead HUR as Budanov moves to presidential office

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Oleh Ivashchenko, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, as the new chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence, replacing Kyrylo Budanov.

2 January, 05:17 PM

Ukrainian spy chief: Kremlin wants U.S. to unfreeze Russian billions

The primary mission of Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in ongoing U.S.-Russia talks is to secure the release of Russia’s frozen assets, according to Oleg Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), who spoke in an interview with Ukrinform on May 26.

26 May 2025, 05:35 PM

Putin kept in dark on war, economy, Ukraine's foreign intel chief says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not informed about the true state of the war in Ukraine or Russia’s economy, as his inner circle fears repercussions and avoids discussing succession, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with news agency Ukrinform on May 26.

26 May 2025, 04:26 PM

No nuclear weapons or ‘Oreshnik’ in Belarus, Ukrainian intelligence says

Belarus does not possess nuclear weapons or the so-called Oreshnik system, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26.

26 May 2025, 01:18 PM

Oleh Ivashchenko