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Whistleblower details alleged multimillion‑dollar kickbacks at SBU under Bakanov

Lawmakers from the European Solidarity party have asked Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate allegations of systemic corruption in the Security Service of Ukraine during the tenure of former officials Ivan Bakanov and Andrii Naumov, MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze wrote on Facebook on Jan. 18.

19 January, 12:10 PM

NABU searches businessman Yakymets linked to law enforcement, top officials

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau detectives carried out searches on Jan. 15, at the home of businessman Bohdan Yakymets, who is connected to law enforcement agencies and senior Ukrainian officials, according to news outlet ZN.UA.

16 January, 01:25 PM

SBU detains man on mobilization sabotage charges

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has exposed a Dnipro resident who used Telegram to disseminate information about the movements of mobile groups of Territorial Recruitment Centers in an attempt to obstruct mobilization, the agency reported on Jan. 15.

15 January, 08:53 AM

Ukraine's parliament dismisses Vasyl Maliuk as SBU head

Ukraine's parliament has voted to dismiss Vasyl Maliuk as head of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Jan. 13.

13 January, 04:43 PM

Parliament committee clears path to oust SBU chief Maliuk

Ukraine’s Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence has backed the dismissal of SBU head Vasyl Maliuk on its second attempt, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on Jan. 13.

13 January, 12:47 PM

Acting SBU chief reports recent operations to Zelenskyy, new ones approved

Acting head of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service Yevhenii Khmara briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on recent SBU operations and secured approval for new ones, the Ukrainian leader announced on X on Jan. 10.

10 January, 07:03 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

MP Kostenko hoping Khmara will head SBU after Maliuk

National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee Secretary Roman Kostenko hopes current acting SBU head Yevhenii Khmara will lead the Security Service on a permanent basis, he said in a Radio NV interview on Jan. 6.

7 January, 07:42 PM

SBU launches probe into illegal school at Russian Orthodox Church monastery in Kyiv

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has opened a criminal investigation into the operation of an underground school on the premises of a Russian Orthodox Church monastery in Kyiv, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Jan. 7.

7 January, 12:40 PM

Ukraine’s security chief agrees to step down

Ukraine’s Security Service’s head Vasyl Malyuk has agreed to resign, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Jan. 5, citing sources familiar with the situation.

5 January, 09:33 AM

Russians in Novorossiysk urgently camouflaging Black Sea Fleet logistics — Atesh

Partisans detected intensified camouflage and security measures at key Russian logistics sites in Novorossiysk after successful Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes on Black Sea Fleet objects, the pro-Kyiv partisan movement Atesh reported on Jan. 4.

4 January, 12:50 PM

Top Ukrainian commanders oppose SBU chief Maliuk replacement

Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi and Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi expressed their positions on a possible replacement of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service head Vasyl Maliuk, according to their social media posts on Jan. 3.

3 January, 08:08 PM

Analyst explains Zelenskyy's potential move on SBU chief Maliuk

Political scientist and head of the Center for Analysis and Strategies, Ihor Chalenko, commented on the rumors of Vasyl Maliuk's dismissal and whether it is possible during an interview on Radio NV on Jan. 3.

3 January, 03:53 PM

SBU strikes major Rosrezerv oil depot in Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast with long-range drones

On the morning of Dec. 31, long-range drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck the Temp oil depot located in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia, NV sources in the SBU said.

31 December 2025, 06:52 PM

FSB-paid assassin caught in Kyiv as he tried to kill Ukrainian HUR officer for $50K

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said it detained in Kyiv a hit man working for Russia’s FSB who attempted to kill an officer of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate.

26 December 2025, 09:00 PM

Inside Russia’s $400M stealth sub: specs, missile load, and how Ukraine blew it out of action

A Varshavyanka‑class submarine — one of which was successfully destroyed by drones during a special operation by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service in Novorossiysk — is among the most advanced weapons in the Russia’s navy arsenal.

16 December 2025, 06:32 PM

SBU detains Russian agents plotting strikes on Kyiv power plants

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Dec. 11 that it detained two Russian agents who were preparing missile and drone strikes on thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Kyiv Oblast.

11 December 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukraine seizes ship in Odesa linked to Russia’s shadow fleet smuggling grain from occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained and arrested a foreign vessel in the port of Odesa after identifying it as part of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” used to illegally export Ukrainian agricultural products from temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 12:47 PM

Court approves plea deal of MP Khrystenko accused of treason

The Pecherskyi District Court in Kyiv has approved a plea deal with MP Fedir Khrystenko, who is accused of high treason, the court’s press service told public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 07:25 PM

SBU nabs two FSB agents spying on Izyum front

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained two Russian FSB Federal Security Service agents in Kharkiv Oblast on Dec. 4, who were collecting coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities in the Izyum sector, its press service reported on Telegram.

4 December 2025, 02:07 PM

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