Russian agent arrested

SBU thwarts planned terrorist attack in central Dnipro

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who was preparing a terrorist attack on a central street in the frontline city, the agency said on March 18.

18 March, 03:22 PM

SBU detains Russian agents for arson attacks on Ukrainian military vehicles

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, together with the National Police, detained two Russian agents who, on FSB Federal Security Service orders, set fire to vehicles of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and mobile communications facilities, the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 21.

21 January, 05:00 PM

SBU detains 19-year-old FSB agent in Kharkiv after his mother’s terror plot failed

19-year-old agent of Russia’s FSB, whose mother had previously been caught preparing a terrorist attack, has been arrested in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 01:10 PM

Ukraine's SBU detains four pro-Kremlin propagandists, including two Odesa officials

Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested four pro-Kremlin propagandists in different regions, including two deputy heads of the Odesa City Council, the SBU announced on Telegram on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 05:01 PM

SBU detains FSB agent recruited via intimate dating site

Russian FSB agent was arrested in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for helping coordinate artillery and drone strikes on the frontline city of Nikopol, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wrote on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 12:30 PM

SBU nabs Russian energy strike spotter in Kyiv

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained an agent of Russian special services in Kyiv who directed Russia's strikes on the capital's energy infrastructure, the SBU reported on Telegram on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 01:50 PM

Foreign spy jailed for 6 years for buying Ukrainian aviation secrets

A foreign national was sentenced to six years in prison in Ukraine for attempting to buy and pass secret technical documents on a Ukrainian aircraft to foreign intelligence for $1 million, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 12:50 PM

SBU nabs suspect plotting to torch National Remembrance Institute

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Russian agent in Kyiv who planned to set fire to the building of the National Remembrance Institute in order to destabilize the internal situation, the officers reported on Oct. 24.

24 October 2025, 01:00 PM

SBU detains four FSB agents in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts

Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent network that was passing intelligence on defense systems in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, was exposed and neutralized, Ukrainian security service (SBU) wrote on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 12:12 PM

Latvia nabs man spying on military bases for Russia

Latvian authorities have detained a man suspected of spying on the country's military facilities on behalf of Russian intelligence, the Latvian State Security Service reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 05:53 PM

18-year-old Poltava student detained for aiding Russian strikes

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service counterintelligence detained a Russian agent suspected of espionage in Poltava, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts, assisting Russia in preparing new air attacks on these regions, the SBU reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 01:45 PM

SBU detains Kharkiv woman suspected of helping target Russian missile strike on city hall

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained a 45-year-old Kharkiv resident suspected of helping Russian forces prepare a missile strike on the city’s administrative buildings, including the city hall, the agency said on July 10.

17 July 2025, 12:39 PM

SBU stops attempted hotel bombing in Rivne by alleged Russian agent

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a woman accused of working for Russian intelligence who had planned to blow up a popular hotel in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne, the agency reported on Telegram on July 8.

8 July 2025, 12:50 PM

SBU arrests teen sharing Defense Force positions with Russian FSB

A teen who spied on the Defense Forces positions in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts and passed this information to Russia’s FSB was arrested, military counterintelligence department of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on May 20.

20 May 2025, 02:15 PM

SBU nabs Russian agent spying on Ukrainian forces in Chernihiv Oblast

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a 42-year-old unemployed man from Chernihiv Oblast for spying on Ukrainian forces guarding the northern border, working for Russian GRU military intelligence, the SBU reported on Telegram on May 19.

19 May 2025, 05:05 PM

SBU intercepts attack on recruitment office

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Poltava Oblast. Law enforcement officers detained a woman who, according to the investigation, was preparing explosions near a local police station and a military recruitment office. The SBU press service reported this on Telegram on April 7.

7 April 2025, 03:23 PM

Russian agent arrested