Ukraine Security Service

Zelenskyy appoints Oleksandr Poklad as acting SBU chief

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Oleksandr Poklad, first deputy head of the Security Service of Ukraine, to serve as acting chief of the agency. The appointment was formalized in presidential decree No. 622/2026, published on the President’s Office website on July 17.

18 July, 10:50 AM

Ukraine intensifies and expands drone strike campaign to isolate Crimea

Ukrainian forces continue to intensify and expand their strike campaign aimed at denying Russia’s ability to sustain logistics and transport fuel to occupied Crimea and isolate the peninsula, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on July 13.

14 July, 11:26 AM

Pentagon rethinks drone tactics after Ukraine’s Cobweb operation

U.S. troops simulated a drone attack during exercises at a Florida airbase based on Ukraine’s “Cobweb” operation, Defense One reported on Apr. 23.

25 April, 08:19 PM

SBU's Alpha recognized as most effective drone unit in March

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) Alpha special unit became the Defense Forces' most effective unit in using drones under the government's Drones for Points program in March, acting SBU head Yevheni Khmara reported on April 14.

14 April, 12:40 PM

Ukrainian authorities charge Russian citizen with spying for FSB

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has detained a Russian citizen in the western city of Rivne on suspicion of spying on Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) at the direction of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the agency announced on Telegram on Feb. 11.

11 February, 12:39 PM

SBU detains FSB agent accused of guiding missile and drone strikes in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Ukraine’s Security Service said it has detained an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service who was collecting and passing intelligence to Moscow to help direct missile and drone strikes on Khmelnytskyi Oblast, SBU said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Feb. 4.

4 February, 01:25 PM

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

Zelenskyy appoints Alpha unit commander Yevhenii Khmara as acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service

Major General Yevhenii Khmara was appointed acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service on Monday, Jan. 5.

5 January, 08:20 PM

Ukraine’s SBU asks NABU to provide Midas case files that may contain evidence of treason — media

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has asked the National Anti‑Corruption Bureau to provide materials from the Midas case that may include information related to state treason, Ukrinform reported, citing sources inside NABU.

22 November 2025, 03:51 PM

SBU and National Police detain 20 organizers of draft evasion schemes operating across Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service said, together with the National Police, it blocked new draft evasion schemes and detained 20 organizers who charged between $3,000 and $14,000 to help men avoid mobilization on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 07:00 PM

Ukraine’s SBU foils terrorist plot in Zaporizhzhia, detains deserter working for Russian intelligence

Ukraine’s Security Service foiled a terrorist attack allegedly planned by Russian intelligence in Zaporizhzhya, detaining a deserter and Russian agent who intended to plant an improvised explosive device in a crowded area, the agency reported on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 01:36 PM

SBU strikes Russian military bases in occupied Ukraine using FP-2 drones carrying 105 kg of explosives — video

Ukraine’s Security Service struck Russian equipment and troop positions with drones in temporarily occupied territories, the agency said on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 02:45 PM

Parubiy’s assassin worked for Russian intelligence, SBU says

Case evidence shows the man who assassinated former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy acted on orders from Russian intelligence, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 08:39 PM

SBU colonel’s killing: U.S.-linked extremist group with Russian ties claims responsibility

The Ukrainian branch of the American far-right extremist group The Base has claimed responsibility for the July 10 killing of Ivan Voronych, a colonel in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, in Kyiv. According to The Guardian, the group posted the statement on its Telegram channel.

16 July 2025, 08:14 PM

SBU officer gunned down in Kyiv ambush - Video

Ukraine’s Security Service’s (SBU) Colonel Ivan Voronych was shot dead in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv on July 10, the agency’s press service told NV.

10 July 2025, 11:08 AM

SBU arrests Kyiv resident plotting terror attacks under FSB orders

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent in Kyiv who was plotting car bombings with Ukrainian servicemen, the SBU said on June 2.

2 June 2025, 01:18 PM

Ukraine’s Security Service arrests Kremlin propagandist Dmitry Chistyilin

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), in cooperation with foreign partners and the State Border Guard Service, has arrested Dmitry Chistylyn, a Kremlin ideologue of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. The SBU made the announcement on its Telegram channel on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 02:12 PM

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