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Ukrainian citizens linked to Russian spies sabotage rail line to Ukraine – Tusk

Two Ukrainian citizens who collaborated with Russian intelligence are suspects in rail sabotage operations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Nov. 18, according to RMF24.

18 November 2025, 05:05 PM

Czechia eyeing sanctions on Russian Orthodox Church leader

The Czech government is considering adding the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in the country to its national sanctions list over alleged ties to Russian intelligence, with likely next prime minister Andrej Babis voicing support for the move, local outlet Denik N reported on Nov. 3, citing three sources.

3 November 2025, 04:08 PM

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

Parubiy assassin had no accomplices in Ukraine, police say

The suspect in the assassination of former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy had no accomplices inside Ukraine and planned to flee to Khmelnytskyi Oblast to hide, National Police said on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Russia blackmailed Parubiy's suspected assassin

Russian special services blackmailed the suspect in the murder of former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy throughout the year with information about the location of his son's body, who was killed in the war, Channel 5 reported on Sep. 1, citing own sources.

1 September 2025, 10:48 AM

Two teenagers detained over deadly Zhytomyr bombing

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the National Police have detained two minors in connection with the Aug. 5 bomb explosion in Zhytomyr, local police announced on Aug. 7.

8 August 2025, 12:26 AM

Russia plotted to assassinate Yermak’s brother, SBU says

Ukraine’s SBU security service thwarted an assassination plot by Russian special services against Denys Yermak, the brother of the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk said on June 23.

24 June 2025, 02:09 AM

Russian spy ring neutralized by SBU, journalist Dmytro Gordon targeted

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced the neutralization of a Russian FSB elite unit's spy network that was planning the contract killing of prominent Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon, the SBU's Telegram channel reported on Sept. 3.

3 September 2024, 05:59 PM

SBU apprehends suspect in arson attack on Ukrainian railway infrastructure

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Kyiv resident suspected of acting as a saboteur for Russian special services. The suspect allegedly sought quick money through Telegram channels and, on orders from Russia, set fire to a relay cabinet belonging to Ukrzaliznytsia in Kyiv, the SBU reported on its Telegram channel on July 22.

22 July 2024, 03:51 PM

SBU detains Russian informant near Kharkiv

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) detained Russian informant recruited through a "dating chat" therefore preventing new Russian services' attempts to obtain strategically important information about Kharkiv defense, the agency reported on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2024, 01:43 PM

Russia uses German anti-war rallies to undermine Ukraine support

Russian intelligence has been exploiting unofficial anti-war demonstrations in Germany to sway public opinion and weaken support for Ukraine, according to European officials, Bloomberg reported on May 15.

15 May 2024, 02:03 PM

HUR debunks Kremlin's claim of Crocus City Hall shooters heading to Ukraine

The narrative of Ukrainian involvement in the recent mass shooting in Moscow is a clear fabrication, Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on national television on March 23.

23 March 2024, 06:47 PM

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