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International ring caught smuggling European ships to Moscow

An international criminal group that purchased maritime vessels for Russia's shadow fleet was neutralized by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on May 14.

14 May, 01:33 PM

Odesa draft chiefs suspended after SBU raid on alleged extortion scheme

The Odesa regional military draft office said on Facebook that its leadership was cooperating with law enforcement after service members from one of the city’s district draft offices were detained on April 21 in a case that media reports linked to alleged extortion.

21 April, 08:07 PM

Odesa draft chiefs suspended after SBU detains staff in alleged $50,000 scheme

The heads of the Odesa regional and Peresyp district territorial recruitment and social support centers — Ukraine’s military draft offices — were suspended from duty after members of draft notification teams were detained, Ukraine’s Ground Forces said on April 21.

21 April, 05:40 PM

Ukraine charges GRU officer in teen-linked Burshtyn strike plot

A Russian GRU officer coordinated preparations for missile and drone attacks on the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in January 2026 and recruited a 17-year-old Ukrainian girl to help direct strikes on the Burshtyn thermal power plant, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on April 17.

17 April, 06:30 PM

SBU detains Russian agents planning terrorist attack in central Kharkiv

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) prevented another terrorist attack in Kharkiv by detaining two Russian agents who were preparing a bombing in the city center, SBU press service reported on April 8.

8 April, 12:18 PM

State gas officials charged with embezzling millions in state gas sector

An illegal scheme in the field of natural gas extraction was exposed, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Economic Security Bureau, and the Prosecutor General's Office announced on April 6.

6 April, 11:42 AM

$1.2M siphoned from post-strike Trypillia power plant repairs

SBU has dismantled a corruption scheme that embezzled 50 million UAH (approx. $1.2 million) intended for repairing the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant (TPP) after Russian missile strikes, the officials wrote on Feb. 27.

27 February, 12:53 PM

18-year-old girl lured police to deadly Lviv bombing for just $100

An 18-year-old girl from Kharkiv has been charged with luring police officers into a deadly Russian-orchestrated ambush in Lviv on Feb. 22, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Police reported on Feb. 25.

25 February, 02:03 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

SBU arrests FSB agent linked to attacks on Kyiv’s thermal power plants

Russian FSB agent, spying on Ukrainian military movements and helping guide ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv’s thermal power plants (TPPs), was arrested, Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan. 23.

23 January, 01:43 PM

SBU arrests ex-principal who pushed Russian curriculum, praised troops in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained a former school principal from Yalta, in Russian-occupied Crimea, who allegedly enforced Russian “educational standards” and spread Kremlin propaganda among students and their parents, the agency reported on Jan. 14.

14 January, 07:02 PM

Searches underway at Zakarpattya Oblast enlistment office — NV sources

Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police of Ukraine are conducting searches of senior officials and staff at the Zakarpattya Oblast Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center, sources told NV on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 12:33 PM

SBU completes probe into Russian FSB bomb plot in Lviv center

Ukraine's SBU Security Service completed its investigation and sent an indictment to court against a Russian FSB agent who was preparing a terror attack in downtown Lviv in July 2025, its press service reported on Telegram on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 01:47 PM

SBU charges Russian militant who carved “Z” into Ukrainian POW’s forehead

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has charged in absentia Vladimir Polupoltinnykh, a militant from the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) regiment, who carved the letter Z into the forehead of a captured Ukrainian soldier, the agency reported on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 03:18 PM

SBU arrests teen for planting spy camera on Ukrainian railway

SBU arrested an 18-year-old who secretly mounted a remote-access mini camera on Ukrainian railway so Russian services could track military echelons in real time, SBU press service reported on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 12:30 PM

SBU detains FSB agent who guided Russian strikes on energy facilities in Vinnytsia Oblast

Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police detained an FSB agent who directed Russian strikes on energy facilities in Vinnytsia Oblast, the SBU press service reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 01:48 PM

Russian officer involved in Kupyansk civilian shootings named by SBU

Ukraine's SBU Security Service identified a Russian military commander who ordered the execution of three civilians attempting to evacuate Kupyansk on Oct. 2, 2025, the SBU announced in a Telegram post.

9 October 2025, 03:30 PM

SBU unveils new evidence in NABU official’s alleged trade with Russia

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) published new details in the case of senior official in National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), suspected of illegal trade with Russia, the officers wrote on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 02:32 PM

SBU detains alleged GRU agent accused of helping Russia target Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced on Telegram on Aug. 5 that its counterintelligence unit had detained a man in Donetsk Oblast suspected of spying on Defense Forces positions in the Pokrovsk sector.

6 August 2025, 02:27 PM

Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau raided in Russian infiltration probe

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) reported on July 21 that security services conducted sweeping raids on at least 15 of its employees. NABU Director Semen Kryvonos is cutting short an official visit to the United Kingdom and returning to Ukraine, the agency said in a statement.

21 July 2025, 02:05 PM

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