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Wiretapping remains a hot-button issue in Ukraine, spotlighted by numerous reports involving state agencies and clandestine operations. Recent news underscores a significant amount of negotiations and altercations centered around the wiretapping of officials, civilians, and military personnel. Notably, discussions between the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) aim to enhance autonomous wiretapping capabilities, demonstrating an advanced stride towards independent surveillance mechanisms within law enforcement. Simultaneously, concerns surge as external and internal forces are reported to intercept communications in combat zones and occupied territories, illuminating a broader spectrum of security challenges facing Ukraine today. Such activities raise urgent questions about privacy, legality, and security, cueing robust discussions at national and international levels. The role of technology in surveillance, as evidenced by seizures of equipment and discovery of unauthorized listening devices in political and military offices, highlights the crucial intersection of technology and law enforcement in modern governance.
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НАБУ NABU is negotiating with SSU on autonomous wiretapping of defendants in cases - Kryvonos The National Anti-Corruption Bureau is negotiating with the Security Service of Ukraine regarding the autonomous wiretapping of defendants in cases. 2 438 7

Росія прослуховує українських військових Enemy intercepts phone calls and correspondence of Ukrainian servicemen in combat zone - General Staff The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned that Russian special services intercept calls and correspondence of Ukrainian soldiers in the combat zone. 4 902 9 Previously in trend: War

прослушка Russians in occupied territories wiretap phones, streets and institutions to search for "disloyal" - National Resistance Centre In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians have increased the amount of equipment for listening to private conversations of local residents. 1 527 7 War in Ukraine

денис,бигус SSU seizes disks with recordings of cameras of secret shooting of Bihus.Info team Representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine searched the suburban complex where the Bihus.Info. team members were secretly filmed and seized hard drives with CCTV footage. 19 387 87 Ukrainian Politics

залужний There are several places where I work. Listening was found in office where I was supposed to come today - Zaluzhnyi Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi confirmed that listening devices were found in one of his offices. 6 353 20 Incidents

залужний Listening devices were found in offices of Zaluzhnyi and employees of Apparatus for ensuring his activities, - General Staff The listening devices were found in the offices of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and employees of the Support Staff. 16 089 92 Incidents

прослушка Under Zaluzhnyi’s desk, homemade microphone was found, - sources of Censor.NET. The editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, Yurii Butusov, published information from sources about the discovery of listening devices in the office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. 33 461 158 War in Ukraine

залужний Criminal proceedings have been opened on discovery of technical device in one of potential locations of Zaluzhnyi, - SSU A technical device was found in one of the premises that could have been used by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi for work in the future. Criminal proceedings have been opened over this fact. 13 265 84 Incidents

байден,зеленський US can listen to top leadership of Ukraine, - NYT about leak of secret documents of Pentagon The leak of secret Pentagon documents may indicate that the US not only monitors the actions of both the Ukrainian and Russian armies during the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine, but also spies on the top military and political leadership of Ukraine. 25 719 175 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine Ukraine's chief rabbi accuses Sytnyk of lie NABU Director Artem Sytnik lied when he said information about the Synagogue wiretapping in 2018 was "fake". 6 552 59 Ukrainian Politics

State Security Department of Ukraine denies involvement its employee in Honcharuk wiretapping State Security Department of Ukraine denies involvement its employee in Honcharuk wiretapping The State Security Department of Ukraine denies the involvement of its employee in the "wiretap" in the office of Prime Minister Oleksii Honcharuk. 5 843 24 Previously in trend: Honcharuk wiretapping

SBU suspects 1+1 TV channel former and current employees in Honcharuk wiretapping SBU suspects 1+1 TV channel former and current employees in Honcharuk wiretapping The SBU Main Investigation Department suspects a group of former and current employees of the 1+1 TV channel in the installation and distribution of audio recordings of conversations in the meeting room of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Honcharuk. 22 600 71 Previously in trend: Honcharuk wiretapping

Canadian experts Canadian experts' confirmation of identity of Truba's voice in recordings proves political nature of persecution against Poroshenko – lawyer Investigators should take into account the opinion of Canadian experts regarding the identity of the voice of former director of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) Roman Truba on recordings made in his office and objectively investigate criminal proceedings relating to Truba's official crimes, said Ihor Holovan, the lawyer of the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 4 604 65 Ukrainian Politics

SBU employees detained on suspicion of illegal wiretapping. PHOTO SBU employees detained on suspicion of illegal wiretapping. PHOTO A former employee and a number of current employees of Ukraine's SBU Security Service have been caught illegally wiretapping the phones of subscribers and selling the information received, the SBU's press service has reported. 4 241 11 Previously in trend: security agencies

NACB, SBI obtain right to wiretapping NACB, SBI obtain right to wiretapping The National Anticorruption Bureau (NACB) and the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have received the right to wiretapping. 3 258 51 Ukrainian Politics

Listening devices discovered at presidential candidate Listening devices discovered at presidential candidate's Hrytsenko central staff Five listening devices have been discovered at the central staff of presidential candidate Anatolii Hrytsenko. 17 688 266 Ukrainian Politics

SAP’s Kholodnytskyi: "Case against me was initiated based on conversation between two drunken SBU officers overheard by taxi driver" SAP’s Kholodnytskyi: "Case against me was initiated based on conversation between two drunken SBU officers overheard by taxi driver" Head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Nazar Kholodnytskyi says that the criminal proceedings against him were opened based on a conversation between two members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) that was overheard by the driver of a taxi they were riding in. 13 974 57 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky

NABU chief says no fresh bugs planted at SAP office NABU chief says no fresh bugs planted at SAP office Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau (NABU), Artem Sytnyk denies reports on his agency having bugged the office of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). 4 224 67 Incidents

We need to know locations where Sedletska made calls from, - prosecutor general on access to journalist’s cell-phone data We need to know locations where Sedletska made calls from, - prosecutor general on access to journalist’s cell-phone data Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko said that the law enforcers had no other option than to get a court warrant to obtain information on the locations of the cell-phone used by journalist Natalia Sedletska. 9 344 121 Incidents

NABU released conversations wiretapped in Kholodnytskyi’s office. AUDIO (in Ukrainian) NABU released conversations wiretapped in Kholodnytskyi’s office. AUDIO (in Ukrainian) The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) made public extracts of declassified conversations of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi recorded by eavesdropping equipment planted in his office. 25 627 83 Previously in trend: Resignation of Kholodnytsky

“I refuted not existence of probe but versions, motives,” – NABU chief acknowledges wiretapping SAP head “I refuted not existence of probe but versions, motives,” – NABU chief acknowledges wiretapping SAP head Chief of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk acknowledged cooperation between his agency and the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) in the probe against Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 16 997 53 Incidents

Prosecutor General Lutsenko confirms top anti-corruption prosecutor under investigation Prosecutor General Lutsenko confirms top anti-corruption prosecutor under investigation Ukraine's Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko confirmed that the Prosecutor General's Office launched a probe into Chief of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 18 678 69 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau

PGO has been wiretapping top anti-corruption prosecutor for several months, wiretaps passed to prosecutor general PGO has been wiretapping top anti-corruption prosecutor for several months, wiretaps passed to prosecutor general The office of Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi was bugged by the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) under supervision of the Public Service and State Property Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO). 28 605 175 Incidents

Prosecutor General Lutsenko: “We also wiretapped Russian FSB officer overseeing Kurchenko” Prosecutor General Lutsenko: “We also wiretapped Russian FSB officer overseeing Kurchenko” Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) jointly wiretapped not only runaway oligarch Serhii Kurchenko, Rukh Novykh Syl party leader Saakashvili, his associate Severion Dangadze, but also an officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). 23 106 344 Previously in trend: Detention of Saakashvili

сус Court sentences former PGO investigator Sus to 24h house arrest for two months. PHOTO Former investigator of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) Dmytro Sus, who is charged with embezzlement of property and false income statement, has been sentenced to 24-hour house arrest for two months. 13 788 13 Incidents

украина кредит мвф IMF demands NABU to be allowed to perform wiretapping independently, calls to provide possibility to investigate previously closed cases. DOCUMENT The International Monetary Fund has cautioned the Ukrainian parliament against limiting the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which is inconsistent with the IMF program. 19 703 68 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau

найем SBU general in charge of spying on Ukrainian lawmakers, - MP Nayyem The Security Service of Ukraine did not change its methods even after the Euromaidan and Revolution of Dignity. The agency continues to wiretap people’s deputies and other political undesirables. 50 996 122 Ukrainian Politics

онищенко Onyshchenko's allegations: London talks between fugitive MP and Oles Dovhyi released online. AUDIO (in Russian) Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko has published a recording of an alleged conversation with MP Oles Dovhyi, the leader of the Volia Narodu parliamentary faction. 153 374 537 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

гпу PGO seized papers in raid at NABU, prosecutor general’s spokesperson says The members of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) seized papers in a raid they conducted in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 25 438 78 Previously in trend: Search in NABU

набу Nothing seized in PGO's search at NABU premises, - Bureau An investigative group of the Prosecutor General's Office arrived at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau's premises at 3 Surikova St. in Kyiv on Aug. 5 with the purpose to conduct search. 20 212 38 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau

холодницкий PGO is conducting searches in National Anti-Corruption Bureau, - Chief Kholodnytskyi The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) is conducting searches in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). 45 657 134 Previously in trend: National Anti-Corruption Bureau

прослушка SBU seized special equipment for collecting confidential information in Sloviansk. PHOTO Officers of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) seized some special equipment for collecting confidential information in the town of Sloviansk. 20 968 54 Previously in trend: Anti-Terrorist Operation

Poroshenko opposes covert phone eavesdropping by NABU detectives President Petro Poroshenko did not support granting the National Anti-Corruption Bureau the possibility to carry out covert investigative search activities. 25 554 163 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

сбу SBU seizes Russian secret services' equipment used to eavesdrop opposition leaders and activists during the Maidan. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine seized a set of equipment on July 18 that had been used for wiretapping of opposition leaders and activists during the Revolution of Dignity. 59 785 97 Incidents

Bug Found in Apartment of Journalist Who Wrote Investigations About Azarov and Yanukovych. PHOTO Bug Found in Apartment of Journalist Who Wrote Investigations About Azarov and Yanukovych. PHOTO A device for secretly recording information was discovered in the private apartment of Express newspaper investigation department journalist Taras Zozulinskyy. 20 634 146 Ukrainian Politics