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Ukraine's Security Service raids National Police headquarters in three oblasts

Searches are underway at the National Police regional headquarters in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Zhytomyr oblasts on May 20, National Police spokeswoman Yuliia Hirdvilis told public broadcaster Suspilne.

20 May, 11:05 AM

Ukrainian authorities uncover new schemes selling rear military posts and aiding draft dodging

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, working with the State Bureau of Investigation, National Police, and in coordination with Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, has exposed four corruption schemes that allowed people to buy rear positions in the military or evade conscription using fake documents, the SBU reported on May 18.

18 May, 06:37 PM

Ukraine's SBU arrests man in Odesa for plot to kill senior Navy officer

Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested a repeat offender in Odesa who was allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to assassinate a senior Ukrainian Navy officer before Victory Day, the SBU reported on Telegram on May 9.

9 May, 03:50 PM

SBU detains Zhytomyr military recruitment chief for running bribery scheme tied to military draft

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast territorial recruitment center on bribery charges after he allegedly extorted monthly payments from a local business owner to shield the owner's employees from military conscription, the SBU reported on May 6.

6 May, 10:50 AM

Head of SBU investigative department in Poltava Oblast detained for $110,000 bribe

The head of an SBU Security Service investigative department in Poltava Oblast has been taken into custody in a bribery case involving $110,000 by Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU), the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) reported on April 30.

30 April, 10:55 AM

SBU detains minor over planned double bombing in Kremenchuk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a minor suspected of preparing a double terrorist attack with explosions near a police station in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, acting on instructions from Russia, its press service said on Telegram on April 21.

21 April, 05:05 PM

SBU nabs Russian agent scouting Kyiv power plants for new attacks

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a Russian agent near Kyiv who helped the aggressor state prepare a new series of attacks on local thermal power plants and Ukrainian Defense Forces basing points in Kyiv Oblast, the SBU reported on April 20.

20 April, 01:07 PM

Ukrainian SBU drones strike three Russian warships in occupied Crimea

Drones operated by the Alpha special operations center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck three Russian military vessels in occupied Crimea on April 18, the SBU reported.

18 April, 04:09 PM

SBU foils Russian plot for series of contract killings in Odesa

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has uncovered and thwarted a Russian plot for a series of contract killings in Odesa by detaining an FSB-recruited agent who set up a weapons cache in the city, the SBU reported on April 9.

9 April, 04:46 PM

SBU nabs Russian citizen in western Ukraine over booby-trap plot

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police detained a 59-year-old Russian citizen in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast who had manufactured an explosive device and set a booby trap at the entrance to his house to target law enforcement officers, authorities reported on April 8.

8 April, 03:35 PM

SBU nabs FSB agent plotting assassination of Ukrainian Employers’ Federation official

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service who was preparing a terrorist attack and assassination attempt on one of the leaders of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine in Kyiv, the SBU reported on Telegram on April 8.

8 April, 02:55 PM

SBU nabs FSB spotter who guided strikes on Kramatorsk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained an FSB-recruited spotter in Donetsk Oblast, who helped Russian forces adjust air strikes on Kramatorsk, including attacks with powerful FAB-1500 glide bombs, the SBU reported on April 6.

6 April, 07:45 PM

Ukraine charges Russian singer Baskov in absentia for war propaganda

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the Office of the Prosecutor General have charged Russian pop and opera singer Nikolai Baskov in absentia for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to SBU’s message on April 1.

1 April, 06:45 PM

SBU arrests Culture ministry official over pro-Russian propaganda

Ukraine’s Security Service detained a senior official from the Culture Ministry on suspicion of praising Russian leader Vladimir Putin and justifying Russia’s war against Ukraine, the agency said on March 30.

30 March, 03:46 PM

Regional SBU deputy heads charged in $322K amber extortion scheme

The deputy heads of Ukraine's SBU Security Service in the Kyiv and Rivne oblasts, and a civilian intermediary, have been charged with extorting more than $322,000 from amber business owners to close criminal cases and ensure unhindered operations, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on March 17.

17 March, 07:13 PM

SBU deploys cyber centers nationwide to block Russian hacker attacks

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has created regional cybersecurity support centers in all Oblasts to repel hacker attacks on local infrastructure, Volodymyr Karasteliov, head of the SBU Cybersecurity Department, said.

26 February, 06:12 PM

SBU nabs FSB agent guiding strikes on Kyiv defense firms

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained a 59-year-old businessman suspected of acting as an FSB agent, who gathered intelligence on Kyiv defense enterprises under the guise of fulfilling orders for armored glass production for Ukrainian military vehicles and adjusted Russian strikes on those sites, the SBU reported on Telegram on Feb. 25.

25 February, 01:43 PM

SBU nabs duo for registering Starlink for Russian forces

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained two unemployed Izmail residents — a 36-year-old man and his 28-year-old partner — who agreed to register Starlink terminals for Russian forces for $30 each, facing life imprisonment for state treason committed under martial law by prior conspiracy, the SBU reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 01:36 PM

Ukraine's top military psychiatrist suspected of laundering $1 million

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service pressed new charges against chief military psychiatrist Oleh Druz for laundering nearly $1 million through purchases of elite real estate and premium-class cars registered to close relatives, the SBU reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 07:36 PM

SBU nabs man who planted bomb in Odesa car explosion on Russian orders

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police detained a 33-year-old unemployed man accused of manufacturing and planting an improvised explosive device that detonated under a Toyota SUV in Odesa on Feb. 16 on instructions from Russian special services, the SBU announced.

17 February, 03:14 PM

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