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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

Poland suspects foreign involvement in railway sabotage

Foreign intelligence agencies were “highly likely” behind the Nov. 16 explosions on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line leading to Ukraine, the Polish government stated on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 11:03 PM

Three suspected Russian agents arrested in London

UK authorities arrested three men, ages 48, 45, and 44, on suspicion of aiding foreign intelligence services believed to be part of the Russian government, Reuters reported on Oct. 23.

24 October 2025, 01:36 AM

Ukraine’s SBU foils terrorist plot in Zaporizhzhia, detains deserter working for Russian intelligence

Ukraine’s Security Service foiled a terrorist attack allegedly planned by Russian intelligence in Zaporizhzhya, detaining a deserter and Russian agent who intended to plant an improvised explosive device in a crowded area, the agency reported on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 01:36 PM

Estonian citizen gets nearly five-year prison sentence for spying for Russia

An Estonian court convicted Ivan Dmitriev, a member of Estonia’s Defense League voluntary national defense organization, of espionage on behalf of Russia’s FSB security service, sentencing him to four years and 11 months in prison, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 12:18 AM

Parubiy’s assassin worked for Russian intelligence, SBU says

Case evidence shows the man who assassinated former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy acted on orders from Russian intelligence, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 08:39 PM

Russia, Belarus eye provocation against Poland under false flag — ISW

Russia and Belarus may be preparing sabotage operations in Poland aimed at critical infrastructure, which they plan to blame on Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 08:55 AM

FSB mole in Ukraine’s Air Force sentenced to 15 years

An agent recruited by Russia’s FSB to spy on Moscow’s behalf while serving in the Ukrainian Air Force was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 09:39 PM

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