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SBU and National Police foiled plot to kill defense company chief in Kyiv Oblast

Ukraine's Security Service and National Police said they had thwarted a terrorist attack planned by Russian intelligence services in Kyiv Oblast through preemptive action on Aug. 26.

26 August, 07:37 PM

Slovenian president denies ties to Russian intelligence

Slovenia's parliamentary security committee has called on the country's intelligence agency to provide an urgent report on possible ties between President Nataša Pirc Musar and a friend of Russian origin. Pirc Musar has denied any connection to Russian intelligence, TVP World reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 08:16 PM

Ex-FSB general found dead in Moscow home

Retired FSB Maj. Gen. Igor Laptev, 83, was found dead in Moscow on Aug. 21 in what Russian media described as an apparent suicide.

21 August, 05:18 PM

Explosives in Leipzig airport drone incident were hidden in a can of corn, investigation reveals

The explosives used on the drone discovered near a Ukrainian An-124 cargo aircraft at the Leipzig airport were hidden in a can, which Polish authorities have linked to a larger cache of similar containers smuggled into Poland by Russian intelligence agents, RMF24 reported on August 12.

12 August, 02:45 PM

Russia plotted assassination of German drone company CEO — report

Russian intelligence services planned an assassination of the head of Donaustahl, a German drone manufacturer, Die Zeit reported on Aug. 5.

6 August, 03:35 AM

SBU: Obolienskyi’s would-be assassin recruited, lied to by Russian intelligence

A 69-year-old Kharkiv resident was arrested on July 31 for attempted assassination of Col. Ihor Obolienskyi, commander of the 2nd Khartiia National Guard Corps, Ukraine’s SBU security service said.

31 July, 09:38 PM

Moldova detains undercover FSB officer

Moldovan authorities arrested a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer who tried to enter the country posing as a tourist, local outlet Point reported on June 23, citing Moldova’s Security and Intelligence Service (SIS).

23 June, 10:56 PM

Law enforcement arrests 19-year-old implicated in Russian plot to poison Ukrainian officer

A 19-year-old young man has been served a notice of suspicion for allegedly poisoning and killing a Ukrainian soldier, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on June 11.

11 June, 02:23 PM

SBU arrests Russian FSB agent preparing strikes on Kyiv

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) apprehended a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent, who had been “dormant” for 12 years and likely created a network of informants with an accomplice in Odesa, the agency announced in a press statement on May 22.

22 May, 02:32 PM

Poland intercepts Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft over Baltic sea

Poland intercepted a Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic sea with its transponder turned off, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on May 13.

14 May, 01:11 PM

Hungary expels Russian spy embedded in pro-Orban circles, report says

Hungary quietly expelled a Russian intelligence officer who operated under diplomatic cover and spent years recruiting staff at think tanks and academic institutions close to outgoing PM Viktor Orban, local outlet VSquare reported on May 8, citing several government sources.

8 May, 08:37 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

Romania charges two Ukrainians in parcel bomb case

Romanian prosecutors have charged two Ukrainian nationals in a case involving packages containing explosives that authorities say were organized with the help of Russian intelligence, Balkan Insight reported on April 6.

6 April, 09:12 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

Russia helped India arrest Ukrainian nationals, report says

Russia shared intelligence with Indian law enforcement to monitor a group of suspects, including several Ukrainians and a U.S. citizen, for nearly three months before their arrests, sources at India’s National Investigation Agency told German public broadcaster DW.

21 March, 01:36 AM

Russian agent sentenced to 15 years for planting hidden cameras on Chernihiv rail line

A 31-year-old woman recruited by Russia’s intelligence services was sentenced to 15 years in prison for planting hidden video cameras to help target air strikes on a rail line in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Feb. 24.

24 February, 09:49 PM

Russian terror operation targets Ukraine’s police, minister says

Ukraine is going through an “active phase” of terror attacks targeting law enforcement orchestrated by Russian security services, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Feb. 23.

23 February, 11:06 PM

Explosion damages police station in Dnipro

An explosion damaged a police station in Dnipro on Monday evening, Feb. 23, authorities said.

23 February, 10:28 PM

Moldova jails three suspects in plot to carry out contract killings in Ukraine

A court in Chișinău ordered three people held for 30 days pending charges after they were arrested on suspicion of plotting contract killings in Ukraine, Moldovan authorities said on Feb. 20.

21 February, 01:24 AM

Halushchenko inherited corruption scheme at Energoatom set up by Russian agent Derkach

Corrupt money laundering schemes at state nuclear operator Energoatom were set up by fugitive MP Andriy Derkach before Herman Halushchenko became Energy Minister, Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) head Daria Kaleniuk told NV on Feb. 18.

18 February, 11:48 PM

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