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Russian mole exposed inside Ukrainian frontline brigade, faces life in prison

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained a Russian agent serving in one of the country’s combat brigades in Kharkiv Oblast. The man, a contract soldier with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was working for Russian military intelligence, the agency said on May 6.

6 May 2025, 12:49 PM

Ukrainian law enforcement officers arrest Russian agent plotting to assassinate Kharkiv governor

A man suspected of plotting to kill Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv governor, and Viacheslav Zadorenko, Derhachi military Administration head, was arrested, the Prosecutor General Office and the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on April 8.

8 April 2025, 02:21 PM

Police uncover Russian plot to manipulate Ukrainian schoolboy into committing arson

Russian intelligence services attempted to recruit a sixth-grade student in Ukraine’s Ternopil Oblast to carry out arson attacks on critical infrastructure, regional police press service wrote on March 20.

20 March 2025, 12:42 PM

Ukraine’s SBU detains Russian spy from Transnistria

A Russian spy from Transnistria, allegedly sent to Ukraine to steal drone technology, was detained near Odesa, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported on March 20.

20 March 2025, 12:17 PM

Ukrainian space agency official exposed as Russian spy, detained during ministry meeting

In a carefully coordinated operation, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service arrested an official from the State Space Agency accused of spying for Russia’s FSB — and they did it right in the middle of a ministry meeting, the SBU reported on March 8.

8 March 2025, 02:43 PM

American who spied for Russia finds himself trapped under Kremlin’s watch in Moscow – WSJ

Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who lived in Ukraine and passed information about Ukrainian defense forces to Russia, is now in Moscow under the watch of Russian security services, The Wall Street Journal reported on Feb. 19.

21 February 2025, 10:58 AM

Ukrainian colonel arrested for spying for Russia

The head of the Anti-Terrorism Center’s Staff had been secretly working for Russia’s FSB, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) Chief Vasyl Maliuk personally conducted the arrest, the officers wrote on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 03:28 PM

SBU thwarts sabotage attempt in Khmelnytskyi

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has arrested a Russian agent, who was preparing a terrorist attack near Ukrainian Defense Forces facilities in Khmelnytskyi, the agency wrote on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian lawyer exposed as secret FSB agent

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested a well-known lawyer from Dnipro, providing coordinates for Russian missile strikes on the city and attempted to flee the country after that, SBU’s press service reported on Jan. 22.

22 January 2025, 03:30 PM

Ukrainian Security Service thwarts terrorist attack on Kyiv police

Ukrainian law enforcement has detained a 43-year-old man suspected of planning a terrorist attack targeting a police unit in central Kyiv, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Nov. 26.

26 November 2024, 11:45 AM

22-year-old barista caught planning attacks on Kyiv's thermal plant

A Russian spy who was gathering information on one of Kyiv's thermal power plants and the location of AFU radar stations, was arrested, SBU reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 02:43 PM

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

FSB agent jailed for 15 years over targeting Ukrainian anti-aircraft positions

A Russian FSB agent from Donetsk Oblast, who directed anti-aircraft guns at Ukrainian Defense Forces near Pokrovsk, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported on Telegram on Aug. 13.

13 August 2024, 07:58 PM

Russian spy caught planning assassination of Ukrainian officer in Kyiv

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), in collaboration with the National Police, has arrested a Russian intelligence agent who was planning an assassination attempt on a servicemember of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Kyiv. The SBU press service reported the arrest on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

13 August 2024, 01:42 PM

SBU detains woman suspected of leading arson group on Russian orders

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a woman in Kyiv who is suspected of organizing arson attacks on military vehicles ordered by the Russian Army General Staff, SBU reported on Telegram on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 12:00 PM

SBU uncovers Russian agent network planning missile strikes on six Ukrainian oblasts

The SBU neutralized a Russian FSB agent network preparing missile and drone strikes, with simultaneous detentions in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Donetsk, Odesa, and Kirovohrad oblasts, the SBU press service reported on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 01:03 PM

Traitor preparing Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian military sites detained in Vinnytsia Oblast

A 40-year-old Vinnytsia Oblast resident was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on Aug. 2.

2 August 2024, 02:30 PM

Russian dictator Putin promises 'state awards' to released Russian spies

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin promised to award state honors to spies and murderers returned to Russia as a result of a large-scale Russia-West prisoners exchange, TASS propaganda agency reported on Aug. 1.

2 August 2024, 11:22 AM

SBU detains Russian citizen working for Russian special services in Kharkiv

The SBU detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of working for Russia's GRU military intelligence in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian special service reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 08:45 PM

Ukrainian Police detain FSB agent for arson of military vehicles in Rivne Oblast

A 45-year-old man, previously convicted of property crimes, was detained in Rivne Oblast for arson of military vehicles after being remotely recruited by the Russian FSB, the Ukrainian National Police reported on July 24.

25 July 2024, 12:55 AM

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