Security Service of Ukraine

Zelenskyy announces purge of disloyal SBU officials

Oleksandr Poklad, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s SBU security service will oversee the removal of SBU personnel who “serve not Ukraine but other interests,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Feb. 16.

17 February, 01:22 AM

Ukraine’s SBU refutes claims it plans to charge anti-corruption chief Oleksandr Klymenko

Ukraine’s Security Service denied media reports claiming it is investigating Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Oleksandr Klymenko’s possible involvement in a case involving lawmaker Fedir Khrystenko, the agency’s press service told NV on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 05:15 PM

Russian man caught spying on Ukraine’s Armed Forces for FSB

A Russian citizen who posed as a volunteer infiltrated a Ukrainian Defense Forces unit and spied for Russia’s FSB, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 01:46 PM

NABU and SAPO leaders fear leadership swaps as next step to control anti-corruption bodies

The heads of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO, warned that plans to replace their leaders may be aimed at influencing their institutions, officials said at a briefing on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 04:57 PM

Ukraine boosts SBU force size and creates new elite combat unit

Ukraine’s parliament on July 16 voted to increase the size of the country’s Security Service (SBU) and its elite combat unit, according to MP Iryna Herashchenko of the European Solidarity party.

16 July 2025, 07:34 PM

NV sources show the beginning of Operation Cobweb

NV sources in the Security Service of Ukraine provided new exclusive footage of Operation Cobweb, which struck dozens of aircraft in Russia on June 1.

4 June 2025, 01:47 PM

Teen suspected of planning Kyiv bombing detained

A 17-year-old boy was detained in Kyiv for allegedly planning a terrorist attack near a territorial recruitment center on behalf of Russia, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on May 19.

19 May 2025, 01:43 PM

Ukrainian agents detain woman accused of aiding Russian strikes on military sites

Ukrainian security forces have detained a Russian agent in Khmelnytskyi Oblast who was gathering intelligence to help coordinate strikes against Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the west, the Security Service of Ukraine said on April 21.

21 April 2025, 05:56 PM

SBU captures 13 suspects in Ukrainian defense facility arson, including a mother and son

Ukrainian security services have detained 13 people accused of setting fire to rail facilities and military vehicles on orders from Russian intelligence, the Security Service of Ukraine said on April 9.

9 April 2025, 04:12 PM

Authorities foil assassination plot targeting Ukraine’s deputy health minister

A man and a woman were arrested for planning the murder of Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Health, Serhiy Dubrov. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the arrest on Monday, Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 01:30 PM

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