Explosion near TRC in Kamianets-Podilskyi: one dead, four injured
An explosion occurred near the building of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region, resulting in one death and four injuries.
Crime
04 February 2025
Russian plot to blow up patrol police squad thwarted in Bukovyna
The SBU, together with the National Police, detained in Chernivtsi region two Russian accomplices who, on the instruction of their handlers, had planned a terrorist attack targeting Ukrainian law enforcers.
03 February 2025
SSU detains two Russian agents planning terrorist act in Rivne
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two agents of the Russian intelligence service in Rivne, who were preparing a terrorist attack near the local police station.
Court arrests man suspected of killing serviceman in Pyriatyn
On February 3, the Pyriatyn court selected a preventive measure for a 40-year-old man, suspected of killing a serviceman at a gas station. He will remain in custody until April 1, 2025, without the right to post bail.
Ukraine detains Russian spy leaking sensitive data on Ukraine’s army positions to FSB
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained an FSB asset who is believed to have been passing on data to the Russians revealing the defense positions and maneuvers of Ukrainian troops in Donetsk region.
SSU detains Russian agent in Odesa spying on warships
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained an FSB agent in Odesa who was spying on Ukrainian warships defending the country's maritime territory.
02 February 2025
Two Poltava region residents charged with murder of Ukrainian serviceman
Two residents of the Poltava region have been charged with the murder of a serviceman from the Poltava District Territorial Recruitment Center.
01 February 2025
SSU detains five Russian agents attempting to create "insurgent movement" in Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has neutralized a pro-Kremlin subversive group, the so-called "Workers' Front of Ukraine", which was working under orders from Russia to incite protests and resistance against the Ukrainian government.
SSU detains Russian agent preparing terrorist attack in central Kyiv
Counterintelligence officers have detained a 22-year-old Russian agent who was preparing to detonate an explosive device near one of the structural units of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).
Six FSB agents to be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region
6 Russian intelligence agents who transmitted data on the location of strategically important facilities will be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region.
31 January 2025
Scheme for illegal border crossing uncovered in Zhytomyr region
Law enforcement officers in Zhytomyr region have uncovered a scheme for the illegal crossing of military-aged men over Ukraine-Belarus border.
29 January 2025
Ukraine’s security operatives nab Russian accomplice near Vovchansk
The Security Service of Ukraine apprehended in Kharkiv region a Russian FSB who is believed to have been spying on the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces fighting for the town of Vovchansk.
SSU detains Russian agents preparing missile strikes on F-16 airbase locations
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two Russian agents who were spying on F-16 fighter jet and combat helicopter base locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
27 January 2025
Police conducts 19 simultaneous raids in Kherson region to disrupt arms trafficking
In Kherson region, 19 simultaneous searches were carried out to close down illegal weapons trafficking channels. The authorities seized three firearms, two grenade launchers, 15 grenades, more than 4,500 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, nearly 26 kg of explosives, and four other types of ammunition for different weapon systems.
Fake transport operator from Lviv region sentenced to five years for assisting draft dodgers
A resident of Lviv region, who organized illegal border crossings for men of conscription age, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
25 January 2025
SSU detains Russian agents coordinating enemy strikes in southern Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained two Russian agents who were coordinating Russian missile and drone strikes on the southern regions of Ukraine.
23 January 2025
Border guards record 400 bribe attempts in 2024
Last year, 400 attempts to bribe border guards were recorded for a total amount of UAH 7 million.
Company commander whose deputy did not go to work, received “combat” pay was exposed in Rivne region
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have served a notice of suspicion to a company commander of a military unit in Rivne region, who allowed illegal accrual of cash payments, including combat payments, to a subordinate who was absent from service.
22 January 2025
Court arrests former commander of Anna of Kyiv Brigade, bail set at UAH 90M
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has ordered pretrial detention for the former commander of the 155th Anna of Kyiv Brigade, Dmitro Ryiumshyn, for 60 days with the alternative of a UAH 90 million bail.
Criminal group exposed for embezzling UAH 129M in Dnipropetrovsk region
Law enforcement authorities have charged four members of an organized group accused of embezzling UAH 129 million allocated for restoring critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Two FSB agents exposed in Donetsk region for directing strikes on Ukrainian forces
In Donetsk region, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained two agents of the Russian FSB who were directing strikes on the Ukrainian forces defending positions along the Kramatorsk and Novopavlivka fronts.
21 January 2025
Embezzlement at Ukrzaliznytsia: SAPO to request arrest with UAH 190M bail for MP Bondar
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) will request the High Anti-Corruption Court to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of posting a 190 million hryvnias bail for Member of Parliament Viktor Bondar, who has been charged with embezzling 140 million hryvnias from the Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways).
SSU detains AFU chief psychiatrist accumulating UAH 1M of unjustified assets
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained the chief psychiatrist of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who, during the full-scale Russian invasion, accumulated unjustified assets worth over UAH 1 million.
Director of Estonian museum arrested in absentia in Russia for “fakes about army”
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova, director of the Narva Museum in Estonia, in absentia in the case of spreading “fakes about the Russian army.”
SSU charges former Deputy Minister of Social Policy with UAH 24M in budget losses
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has charged a former Deputy Minister of Social Policy with negligence, which caused over UAH 24 million in losses to the state budget.
20 January 2025
Austrian company exposed over supplying strategic products to Russia
Law enforcers have exposed the director and founder of an Austrian-based company in supplying strategic products to Russia worth UAH 90 million.
Gas meter fraud: ESBU exposes officials of Firtash's company
Detectives from the Main Department of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) have uncovered a scheme involving state funds misappropriation during the installation of gas meters by a company linked to sanctioned oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
SSU detains lawyer who recruited agents for Russian intelligence
In Kyiv, counterintelligence and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine detained a lawyer, an agent of the Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU), who recruited new agents and defended them in court.
19 January 2025
Firtash company chairman accused of illegally awarding UAH 10M in bonuses
Detectives from the Main Department of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) have served suspicion papers to the acting chairman of the board of a company controlled by sanctioned oligarch Dmytro Firtash for the illegal allocation of nearly UAH 10 million in bonuses.