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Zelenskyy approves changes in Ukraine’s security leadership

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a series of decrees approving changes in the composition of the National Security and Defense Council and the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine, President's official website wrote on Jan. 5.

6 January, 08:17 AM

Yevhenii Khmara appointed acting Head of Ukraine’s Security Service

Yevhenii Khmara, head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center A, will serve as acting chief of the Security Service of Ukraine following the resignation of Vasyl Maliuk, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters on Jan. 5.

5 January, 02:37 PM

SBU detains woman in Kyiv accused of spreading Russian propaganda in kindergarten

Ukraine’s Security Service said it detained a collaborator in Kyiv who had worked since 2014 for the occupation administration in Makiivka in Donetsk Oblast, implementing Russian “education standards” there, the SBU press service said on Jan. 1.

1 January, 05:50 PM

Ukraine’s SBU finds $100,000 in cash at home of Zakarpattia draft office head

Ukraine’s Security Service found about $100,000 in cash during searches at the home of Andrii Savchuk, head of the Zakarpattia regional military enlistment office, journalist Vitalii Hlahola reported, citing his own informed sources on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 04:56 PM

Drones hit two Russian Su-27 jets at Belbek Airfield in Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service carried out a second successful drone attack on the Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, striking two Su-27 fighter jets on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 02:03 PM

SBU investigates Mindich for treason

Ukraine’s SBU security service is investigating businessman Tymur Mindich and his associates in a criminal case on treason charges, the agency said in response to a parliamentary inquiry from independent MP Oleksii Honcharenko.

19 December 2025, 11:54 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean

Ukraine’s Security Service has for the first time struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, leaving the vessel critically damaged and unfit for operation, sources in the agency told NV on Dec. 19.

19 December 2025, 02:48 PM

SBU drones hit Russian oil platforms in Caspian Sea for third time this week

Drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service special operations unit struck oil production platforms run by Russia’s Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft in the Caspian Sea, sources in the agency told NV on Monday.

15 December 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukraine striking Russian oil tankers raises no objections in Washington—report

The administration of President Donald Trump has effectively permitted Ukraine to start attacking oil tankers transporting Russian crude in violation of international sanctions, The Atlantic reported on Dec. 12, citing U.S. and Ukrainian officials.

13 December 2025, 01:16 AM

Ukraine hits Russia’s Caspian Sea oil platforms in another attack

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU security service have struck Lukoil’s Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week, sources told NV on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 10:44 PM

Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau and security service expose $2.5M defense procurement fraud scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, working with Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, uncovered a scheme that siphoned off more than 102 million hryvnias during the purchase of explosive reactive armor for Ukrainian Defense Forces tanks, the bureau said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 02:06 PM

SBU detains Russian agents plotting strikes on Kyiv power plants

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Dec. 11 that it detained two Russian agents who were preparing missile and drone strikes on thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Kyiv Oblast.

11 December 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukraine seizes ship in Odesa linked to Russia’s shadow fleet smuggling grain from occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained and arrested a foreign vessel in the port of Odesa after identifying it as part of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” used to illegally export Ukrainian agricultural products from temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 12:47 PM

SBU detains 19-year-old FSB agent in Kharkiv after his mother’s terror plot failed

19-year-old agent of Russia’s FSB, whose mother had previously been caught preparing a terrorist attack, has been arrested in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 01:10 PM

Turkey uneasy about Ukraine attacking Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

The recent attacks on oil tankers believed to be part of Russia’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet” represent a “disturbing escalation” that threatens maritime security in the Black Sea, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:58 PM

SAPO chief’s indictment was ready but shelved — NV source

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko could have become a target in a criminal investigation because of the Mindych case, a source connected to law enforcement told NV on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 01:28 PM

Kyiv manages to amend U.S.-backed peace plan; SBU denies pressuring SAPO

After “tense but productive” talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and Ukraine negotiated a version of the U.S.-backed peace plan that is more acceptable to Kyiv, although core issues remain unresolved.

25 November 2025, 01:39 AM

SBU denies plans to bring charges against SAPO head

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Prosecutor General’s Office denied they were preparing to bring charges against Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko or Servant of the People parliamentary party leader Davyd Arakhamia.

24 November 2025, 09:58 PM

Ukraine’s SBU asks NABU to provide Midas case files that may contain evidence of treason — media

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has asked the National Anti‑Corruption Bureau to provide materials from the Midas case that may include information related to state treason, Ukrinform reported, citing sources inside NABU.

22 November 2025, 03:51 PM

SBU unmasks woman guiding Russian bombs onto Lyman

A woman was arrested for cooperating with Russian military intelligence (GRU) and correcting strikes on the town of Lyman, Donetsk oblast, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 01:45 PM

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