special operations

Ukrainian war thriller Killhouse spotlights real-life combat missions

The action thriller Killhouse continues its theatrical run in Ukraine, with the film based on real special operations conducted by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Third Assault Brigade.

6 May, 04:44 PM

Rubizh Brigade fighters carry explosives on foot into enemy rear - video

Rubizh fighters from National Guard carried out a unique operation in the village of Dorozhne, Pokrovsk district, destroying a Russian position that served as the enemy strategic stronghold, Ukrainian Witness wrote and published video on Jan. 15.

15 January, 01:38 PM

Russia struggling to rebuild air force after June's Operation Cobweb

Russia has not yet overcome the damage to its strategic aviation from a major Ukrainian drone operation in June 2025, sources told NV on Jan. 8, citing Western intelligence services.

8 January, 07:48 PM

Ukraine's SBU eliminates 1,500 Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk in October - video

In October, operatives from Ukraine’s SBU Special Operations A Center near Pokrovsk eliminated more than 1,500 Russian soldiers and destroyed over 20 units of enemy equipment daily, the SBU press service reported on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 07:30 PM

Ukrainian intel unit strikes Russian logistics on Tendra spit

Special forces of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) carried out a successful raid on Tendra Spit, destroying Russian multipurpose all-terrain vehicle, the officers reported on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 10:08 AM

Lviv launches 'Siren' operation to find Andriy Parubiy’s killer

Following the murder of sitting Ukrainian MP and former Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy in Lviv on Aug. 30, authorities initiated a special “Siren” operation to locate the assailant, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.

30 August 2025, 03:02 PM

90 Russians killed, 5 captured in battles near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense released footage on Aug. 22 of combat operations near the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, resulting in the elimination of over 90 Russian soldiers.

22 August 2025, 01:09 PM

HUR missile strike destroys Russian boat in Black Sea, all crew members killed - video

A Russian military boat was destroyed in the Black Sea near the temporarily occupied resort of Zaliznyi Port in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 10:30 AM

Zelenskyy approves new SBU operations to disrupt Russian military

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviewed a briefing from Vasyl Maliuk, head of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, and approved new operations against Russia, the head of state announced on X on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 02:10 PM

Ukrainian intelligence raids Tendra Spit, wipes out Russian post

Operatives from the Active Operations Department of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) landed on Tendra Spit in the northern Black Sea and neutralized a Russian position overnight into July 28, the military intelligence reported on Telegram.

30 July 2025, 06:49 PM

Military Intelligence shows historic first-ever sea drone attack

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) has published archival footage showing the first-ever use of FPV drones in open waters near the coast of the occupied Crimea in 2024 on Teleram on July 29.

29 July 2025, 01:30 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

Nationwide police operation strikes at illegal weapons trade

A large-scale nationwide special operation to combat the illegal circulation of weapons and ammunition is being conducted, the National Police press service reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 01:42 PM

Ukraine’s audacious ‘Cobweb’ drone blitz cripples Putin’s nuclear bomber fleet

About 34% of Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers stationed at four separate military bases across the country were targeted in an unprecedented operation “Cobweb” carried out by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) on June 1.

2 June 2025, 09:12 AM

Ukraine creating buffer zones inside Russia

Ukrainian troops remain active in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod oblasts and may soon expand operations into other regions to ramp up pressure on Moscow, military analyst Vasyl Pekhno said on Radio NV on April 11.

12 April 2025, 03:45 PM

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