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Ukraine’s SBU thwarted more than 400 terrorist attacks and sabotage plots

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has thwarted more than 400 terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage in recent years, including some aimed at Ukrainian service members, SBU chief Maj. Gen. Oleksandr Poklad said in a message marking Defenders Day on Oct. 1.

1 October, 12:42 PM

Ukraine's SBU strikes major Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl

Ukraine's SBU Security Service, in coordination with other components of Ukraine's Defense Forces, struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery on Russian territory and Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coast guard vessels in occupied Kerch, the SBU press service reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 07:25 PM

Russian agents planned to poison dozens of Ukrainian troops at ‘charity’ party – SBU

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s military counterintelligence unit detained two alleged FSB agents who were trying to kill dozens of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast by organizing what they presented as a “charity” party, the agency reported on July 27.

27 July, 06:26 PM

SBU: Russia uses depleted uranium munitions in Chernihiv Oblast

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has identified six additional instances of [Russia using depleted uranium munitions during strikes on Chernihiv Oblast, the SBU press service reported on July 23.

23 July, 03:44 PM

SBU hits shadow-fleet tanker, 3 oil depots in Russia

Ukraine's SBU Security Service struck the Russian shadow-fleet tanker Avero in the Black Sea, as well as three oil depots in Russia's Stavropol Krai, the SBU press service reported on July 19.

19 July, 02:50 PM

New DM Khmara has enough experience to 'not allow things that would be shameful,' Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's Defense Ministry will continue supporting combat brigades, and the plan for long-range strikes on Russia will continue moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address late on July 16.

17 July, 11:40 AM

SBU naval drone strikes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker near Yalta

Ukraine's SBU Security Service struck the tanker Blue, part of Russia's "shadow fleet," with a Sea Baby naval drone on July 8, its press service reported on Telegram.

8 July, 06:22 PM

SBU nabs FSB agents who adjusted Russian strikes on thermal power plant in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service counterintelligence detained two FSB agents in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast who were adjusting Russian strikes on critical infrastructure facilities, the SBU reported on July 6.

6 July, 06:26 PM

Ukraine's SBU hits Russian fighter jets at Crimea’s Saky airfield

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has for the second time in a week struck fighter jets at the Saky airfield and targeted hangars at the Hvardiyske airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency’s press service reported on July 3.

3 July, 03:28 PM

Russians massively attempt to recruit Ukrainians by posing as law enforcement

Russian special services have intensified attempts to recruit Ukrainians by impersonating employees of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and other law enforcement agencies in order to force them to carry out criminal tasks, the SBU reported on July 3.

3 July, 02:03 PM

SBU uncovers 11 paid by Russia to stage anti-Ukrainian rallies in Poland

Ukraine's SBU Security Service and Polish law enforcement uncovered 11 individuals who, on orders and for money from Russia, organized anti-Ukrainian rallies in the European Union, according to the SBU’s statement on Telegram on July 2.

2 July, 06:41 PM

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

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