Known circumstances of assassination of SSU Colonel Voronych
Some known circumstances at this time regarding the assassination of SSU (Security Service of Ukraine) Colonel Ivan Voronych by Russian agents
The killing was carried out by two Russian agents who were promptly identified following the crime. The evidence of their involvement is highly convincing, as the Russians used them as disposable operatives. Russia would not have taken them for a prisoner exchange, they hold no value for the FSB, acted solely for money, and knew nothing beyond their handler. Consequently, both were eliminated while attempting to resist and flee. Now, even their ashes will scatter without a trace.
Identities of the perpetrators: the executor - Gulalizada Khagani, the accomplice - Narmin Guliyeva. They both have Azerbaijani passports, but in fact are closely linked to criminal groups in Russia.
Guliyeva entered Ukraine on May 15 via the Mayaky-Udobne border crossing from Moldova.
Khagani attempted to cross the official state border at the same Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint on February 27, 2025. However, since Ukrainian law enforcement databases listed him as a mafioso, he was officially denied entry into Ukraine and banned from entering until 2030. In other words, the assassin was present and operated in Ukraine illegally.
The killers’ target was Ivan Voronych. Ivan was one of the commanders of the SSU’s 5th Counterintelligence Directorate, established in 2015 for sabotage operations in temporarily occupied territories, and responsible for eliminating dozens of the most notorious commanders of Russian troops and security services. In recent years, Voronych served in a different SSU unit, but the enemy had evidently long sought revenge against the colonel, who remained one of Russia’s top enemies. He earned Ukraine’s highest honors, built his career on deeds rather than political orders, and was respected by his combat comrades.
According to preliminary data, unfortunately, Colonel Voronych lived at his registered address, in the apartment listed in all databases. As a result, Russian agents established surveillance on the building’s entrance, tracked the officer shortly thereafter, and carried out the assassination.
This is the second confirmed and proven case of an organized assassination attempt by Russian special services in Kyiv against state officials since the full-scale invasion began. Earlier this year, Russian agents also attempted to assassinate a servicemember of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv; he miraculously survived. There have been terror attacks in other Ukrainian cities as well, targeting both military personnel and prominent volunteers who make significant contributions to the victory.
Russian intelligence services have long been conducting a campaign of terror in Ukraine, and evidently, the scale of infiltrating agents recruited within criminal circles will only increase. It is highly likely that large-scale attacks and murders of Azerbaijani citizens in Russia are directly related to Russian intelligence efforts aimed at forcing certain individuals into terrorist activities against Ukraine.
The security arrangements for other prominent SSU officers who actively participated in eliminating leaders of the occupiers also raise serious concerns. One of these officers is Colonel Roman Chervinskyi, who was placed under house arrest by the court. This house arrest must be lifted, otherwise Chervinskyi will also be exposed to potential Russian attacks.
All officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the SSU, as well as some well-known public figures, need to carefully consider security measures and, if possible, avoid living at their registered addresses or publicly known locations, as Russian intelligence services will undoubtedly continue to deploy new groups of hired assassins.
The revenge for the true Ukrainian hero, Colonel Voronych, is far from over, more is yet to come, and retribution against the enemy will be relentless.
Ivan Voronych is worthy of the title Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).
Yurii Butusov, Censor. NET
