There has been an increase in attempts by Russian Federation to carry out information and psychological operations against SSU, including through use of NABU investigations. PHOTOS
The Security Service of Ukraine has noted a significant increase in the Russian Federation’s activities in conducting information and psychological special operations aimed at discrediting the SSU. The enemy is creating hundreds of different fake news stories, in particular by exploiting recent investigations by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
This was reported by the SSU’s press service, according to Censor.NET.
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The aim of such publications is to sow discord within Ukrainian society, undermine trust in the state and create the illusion of a rift that supposedly exists between the Security Service and Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies.
In particular, a fake story began to circulate in media outlets controlled by Russian intelligence services, citing the propaganda outlet ‘RIA Novosti’, claiming that NABU had allegedly stated that a ‘contract killing of a Navy officer’ had been carried out on the orders of the SSU.
The information contained in these publications is untrue. Russian propaganda has exploited a real crime that took place in September 2026, in which a Ukrainian Navy officer was indeed killed. However, NABU has not issued any statements on this matter, and the investigation into the murders does not fall within the Bureau’s jurisdiction.
We would also like to emphasise that the perpetrator of the crime was a pensioner from the Dnipropetrovsk region who had been recruited by the Russian security services. He was arrested immediately after the crime. The investigation is currently ongoing, and law enforcement agencies are establishing all the circumstances of the crime.
The Security Service of Ukraine once again urges citizens to remain vigilant, not to trust Russian propaganda outlets, and to rely only on information from verified sources.
