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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

Ukrainian air defense soldier accused of spying for Russia

A 21-year-old soldier from AFU air defense unit was arrested for allegedly passing information on air defense positions near Ukrainian airfields to Russia, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wrote on Jan. 26.

26 January, 12:48 PM

Germany arrests Ukrainian citizen over spying for Russia

A dual Ukrainian–German citizen was arrested on suspicion of supplying the Russian military intelligence with information about Western military aid to Ukraine, German federal prosecutors said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 05:43 AM

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

Wagner member and Russian intelligence officer worked on attacked tanker

Some members of the Wagner private military company and Russia’s intelligence services had previously been aboard the tanker Qendil, part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” that was hit by drones in the Mediterranean on Dec. 19, according to the Dossier Center on Jan. 12.

12 January, 05:57 PM

Kyiv Police find suspected Russian contacts on teen’s phone

Police in Kyiv said they found messages on the phone of a teenage suspect who stabbed a teacher and a classmate at a city school that appear to show contact with hostile intelligence services on Jan. 12.

12 January, 03:56 PM

Russian intel intimidates Belgium to stave off EU’s reparations loan — report

Russian military intelligence is targeting Belgian politicians and financial executives over EUR185 billion ($217 billion) in frozen Russian assets held at Euroclear, UK newspaper The Guardian reported Dec. 17, citing European security sources.

17 December 2025, 10:23 PM

Poland seeks EU arrest warrant for Ukrainians tied to railway sabotage

Polish prosecutor asked the Warsaw District Court to issue a European arrest warrant for two Ukrainians, suspected of sabotaging Poland’s railway infrastructure, National Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Przemysław Nowak told RMF24 on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 01:01 PM

Young Ukrainian sentenced for Ikea arson in Lithuania

The Vilnius District Court convicted 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Danylo Bardadim of arson for planting an explosive device in a Vilnius Ikea store and sentenced him to three years and four months in prison, state broadcaster LRT reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:54 PM

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