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The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has been actively combating security threats and espionage as evidenced by recent events in 2026. In one high-profile operation, Ukrainian forces targeted the "Tamanneftegaz" oil terminal in southern Russia, destroying storage tanks and infrastructure. This strategic move highlights the ongoing tensions in the region. Another notable case involved the SSU's capture and sentencing of a former Sumy region official to 15 years in prison for aiding shelling attacks. Additionally, Artem Shmul, a Russian GRU officer, was charged for recruiting teenagers for terrorism in Odesa. The SSU demonstrated vigilance by arresting an FSB agent in Kharkiv who was readying explosives for attacks. These actions underscore the SSU's commitment to national security and counter-terrorism.
What actions has the SSU taken against Tamanneftegaz in Russia?
The SSU has conducted a strategic operation against the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, leading to the destruction of storage tanks and damage to infrastructure. This move reflects Ukraine's assertive stance in ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Why was a former official from Sumy region sentenced to 15 years?
A former deputy head of a community in the Sumy region was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring with external agents to direct shelling attacks in the region. This highlights the SSU's efforts in uncovering and prosecuting collaborators.
How has the SSU addressed the threats from Russian intelligence in Odesa?
The SSU identified Artem Shmul, a Russian GRU officer, who recruited Ukrainian teenagers through social media for terrorism in Odesa. Charges have been filed in absentia against him, showing the SSU's swift counter-intelligence measures.
What was the outcome of the SSU raid in Kharkiv involving explosives?
In a decisive raid by the SSU in Kharkiv, an FSB agent was detained while manufacturing explosives intended for terrorist attacks. This preemptive action averted potential extensive harm in the city, demonstrating the SSU's proactive security enforcement.
Who is Vasyl Veselyi, and why was he detained by the SSU?
Vasyl Veselyi, a businessman linked to the "Mindich tapes," was detained by the SSU under the suspicion of inside dealings as a supposed overseer of "Sense Bank" for the Presidential Office, emphasizing efforts against corruption and internal misconduct.
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SSU detains foreign FSB agent who adjusted Russian strikes on Kherson. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has detained an FSB agent in Kherson who was adjusting Russian strikes on the positions of the Defence Forces in the region. He turned out to be a native of the South Caucasus who had been living in Ukraine since the 1990s on a forged passport and had been heading... 2 618 7 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
Former ’minister’ of occupying government of Crimea detained in Kyiv, - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine has detained in Kyiv the former head of the Crimean Autonomous Republic’s Republican Committee on Fuel, Energy and Innovation Policy, who, following the occupation of the peninsula, defected to Russia and went on to head the illegal ‘ministry’ of the occupying... 6 588 28 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea
Preparing terrorist attack near pedestrian zone on Independence Square: SBU detains Russian agents. PHOTOS Two Russian female agents have been detained in Kyiv whilst preparing an assassination attempt on a member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 4 334 15 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine countering terrorist attacks
SSU and National Police expose 11 more "draft evasion schemes" in different regions of Ukraine. PHOTOS Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have shut down 11 new schemes for evading mobilisation and detained the organisers of the schemes, who operated in different regions of Ukraine. 1 231 9
SSU and the SBI have detained official from state-owned enterprise who attempted to "bribe" SSU employee to avoid prison. PHOTO The Main Directorate for Internal Security of the SSU and employees from the State Bureau of Investigation have detained the deputy director of a state-owned enterprise in the Dnipropetrovsk region, who attempted to bribe an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine. 2 448 3
SSU struck two Russian military vessels and an S-400 system in Kerch. VIDEO&PHOTOS Ukrainian drones struck the vessels ‘Volga’ and ‘Vyatka’, the ferry ‘Petropavlovsk’ and Russian air defence systems in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait. 7 390 7 Previously in trend: Attacks on Crimea
SSU, in conjunction with 3rd Army Corps, detained Russian spotter in ’kill zone’ near Lyman. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence, in conjunction with soldiers from the 3rd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has detained another Russian agent who was directing enemy fire at the defenders of Lyman in the Donetsk region. 3 889 29 Previously in trend: High treason Detention of adjusters
SSU, National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office have exposed a further four Russian agents involved in arson attacks in Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service, the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office have exposed a further four FSB accomplices who carried out contract arson attacks in the Kirovohrad and Odesa regions. 1 258 13 Previously in trend: Detention of arsonists
Over 5 million hryvnias earmarked for development of agro-industrial complex were embezzled: former minister and his accomplices have been notified of charges against them, - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have dismantled a large-scale scheme in the Cherkasy region involving the misappropriation of public funds allocated by the state for the development of the agro-industrial sector in central Ukraine. 1 452 5 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds
FSB agents who were planning terrorist attack near administrative building in central Kyiv have been detained, - SSU. VIDEO+PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have foiled a high-profile terrorist attack in Kyiv. Following pre-emptive operations, two FSB agents have been detained; they were planning to blow up one of the administrative buildings in central Kyiv. 7 212 17 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Oil depot in Kerch, port of "Kavkaz" and four radar stations on Crimean Bridge have been hit, - SSU. PHOTO The SSU, in conjunction with the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence, and the Special Operations Forces, carried out strikes on enemy naval, fuel, and military facilities. The targets were located in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation... 6 034 16
Supporter of occupiers who promoted "annexation" of Kherson region to Russian Federation has been detained – SSU. PHOTO The SSU has detained a Russian sympathiser who praised the fake ‘referendum’ during the occupation of Kherson. 2 276 14 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
$150,000 to close case: NABU exposes SSU officer taking bribe. VIDEO+PHOTOS Anti-corruption authorities have charged an SSU officer with inciting a business representative to offer a bribe to law enforcement officers in order to recover money seized during a search and have the criminal proceedings dropped. 5 735 25 Previously in trend: Grafters
Russian forces struck Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra with ’Geran’ UAV, – SSU. VIDEO+PHOTOS Russian occupiers struck the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra with a "Geran-2" unmanned aerial vehicle, which is the Russian version of the Iranian "Shahed" kamikaze drone. 4 880 20 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kyiv
SSU detained FSB agent in Kharkiv: he manufactured 12 kg of explosives for terrorist attacks in city. PHOTOS The SBU has foiled a series of terrorist attacks in Kharkiv. An FSB agent had manufactured explosives and was planning to carry out bombings in the city centre. He was arrested whilst preparing the explosive devices. 1 952 6 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
Transfer to border for $13,000 blocked: three participants in scheme detained in Odesa region. PHOTOS Operatives from the Odesa Border Guard Detachment, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police, have shut down yet another channel for the illegal smuggling of men of draft age across the state border. The security services have detained the co-organizer of... 435 0 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed Illegal border crossing
Instead of front line – for sale: border guards caught soldier trading in drones. VIDEO+PHOTOS A joint operation by personnel from the Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the State Bureau of Investigation (located in Kramatorsk) has led to the uncovering of a large-scale scheme involving the theft of military... 3 407 24 Previously in trend: Drone procurement corruption
Explosion at "Nova Poshta" terminal in Kyiv: man who sent explosive device by post has been detained, - SSU. PHOTO Counter-intelligence and investigators from the Security Service, working in conjunction with the National Police, have apprehended a man who, on 5 June, carried out an explosion at one of the ‘Nova Poshta’ terminals in the Obolon district of Kyiv. This resulted in the death of one of the... 9 424 25 Previously in trend: Explosion in Kyiv
Russia struck nuclear fuel storage facility near Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant with "Geran-2" drone, - SSU. PHOTO Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine have classified the Russian strike on the Centralised Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility, located near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, as a war crime. 3 485 14 Previously in trend: Russia attacked the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility
Guarded Russian military convoys carrying weapons: SSU and SBI detained traitor in Kherson. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with the State Bureau of Investigations, has detained another enemy collaborator who actively cooperated with the Russian occupiers during the capture of Kherson. 1 993 2 Previously in trend: High treason
Former serviceman with Russian passport: spotter for Russian attacks on Dnipro on 2 June detained – SSU. VIDEO+PHOTOS An enemy agent involved in planning the Russian Federation’s missile and drone attack on Dnipro on the night of 2 June has been detained. He turned out to be a former soldier from the region’s Krynychky district who had been recruited by the enemy and held a Russian passport. 8 482 30 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
Russian agent exposed in Zakarpattia for gathering data on strikes against Ukraine’s defence industry, - SSU. PHOTO A Russian intelligence agent has been arrested in Zakarpattia; he was helping the enemy to plan attacks on defence-related enterprises and gathering information about their employees. 1 647 4 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia
SSU struck "Armavir" oil depot in Krasnodar Krai of Russian Federation, 500 km from Ukrainian border, - Zelenskyy. PHOTO Soldiers from the Security Service of Ukraine have struck yet another target in the Russian oil industry: the Armavir oil depot in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. 1 721 11 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions Strikes on Russia’s oil ports
SSU thwarted attempt to deliver drone loaded with explosives to Odesa for terrorist attack. PHOTOS Ukraine's security services have uncovered an FSB smuggling route through which an attack drone intended for terrorist attacks was being transported to Odesa. 2 292 8 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
SSU has detained another FSB spotter who directed Russian strikes on Kharkiv region. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has detained another FSB agent in the Kharkiv region. The perpetrator adjusted ruscist missile, bomb, and drone attacks on the frontline areas of the region. 1 383 9 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
SSU has detained 16-year-old Russian agent who was directing strikes on Kharkiv region. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a minor acting as an agent for the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv region who, according to the investigation, was passing on coordinates to the enemy for missile, bomb and drone strikes in the region. 3 080 49 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
Zhelezniak received "formal reply" from SSU regarding Veronika Fen-Shui. DOCUMENT MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak has published the official response of the Security Service of Ukraine to his appeal regarding the vetting of Veronika Anikievych, known in the public space as "Veronika Feng Shui". 5 473 16
UAH 2.7 million in losses during construction of defence facility in Zhytomyr region: embezzlement scheme uncovered and contractor detained. PHOTO The Security Service’s military counter-intelligence unit and the State Security Service have uncovered a scheme to embezzle public funds during the execution of a defence contract in the Zhytomyr region. Following a series of comprehensive investigations, the co-owner of a private company who... 1 034 7 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds Embezzlement of funds for fortifications
Cleric of UOC-MP directed ’Iskander’ missiles at Odesa; he has been detained, – SSU. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has detained another agent of Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) in Odesa. He turned out to be a priest from one of the churches in the local diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) who had been... 5 920 28 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia Detention of UOC-MP clerics
Mayor of port city in Odesa Oblast demanded $35,000 bribe for approving construction of new power plant: he was detained – SSU. PHOTO The Security Service has detained the mayor of a town in the Odesa region who demanded bribes during the modernisation of the southern region’s energy infrastructure. 3 029 35 Previously in trend: Grafters
Adjusted massive Russian strike on Kyiv on 24 May: 18-year-old Russian agent detained – SSU. PHOTOS Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained, shortly after the attack, an 18-year-old Russian agent who had adjusted one of the ruscists’ largest-scale air attacks on Kyiv on the night of 24 May 2026. 10 652 73 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents Missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Bank employee, TCR employee, bloggers and repeat offender: 8 new "draft evasion schemes" exposed and 14 organizers detained – SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have uncovered a further eight schemes to evade mobilisation and have arrested the organisers of these schemes in various regions of Ukraine. 3 944 9 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
They were preparing Russian strike, in particular, on home of head of the State Emergency Service: SSU detained spotters in Kyiv and Odesa. PHOTO One of the FSB’s undercover agents has been detained in Kyiv; Russian security services had kept him on standby for 12 years. 2 867 8 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
Elevated radiation levels detected on wreckage of drone used by Russia to attack Chernihiv region – SSU. PHOTOS Elevated radiation levels were detected on fragments of a Russian missile that the occupiers used to arm a modified Geran-2 attack drone during an attack on the Chernihiv region on the night of 7 April. 2 904 15 Previously in trend: Shelling of Chernihiv region Radiation level
"Exemption" from mobilization through fake TCR summonses: NGO head and his accomplices detained in Zakarpattia. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have dismantled another large-scale scheme to evade mobilization in Zakarpattia. As a result of comprehensive measures in Uzhhorod, the head of a civic association was exposed after he, together with a former official of a district... 3 320 18 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Based on evidence from SSU, traitor who directed Russian attacks on Chernihiv has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. PHOTO An FSB agent has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with confiscation of property after being exposed by the SSU in late 2024 for directing Russian attacks on Chernihiv. 1 129 3 Previously in trend: Sentences for high treason
Ukraine returns bodies of 528 fallen defenders as part of repatriation measures. PHOTOS As part of the latest repatriation efforts, the remains of 528 fallen defenders have been returned to Ukraine. The operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 2 613 10 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers
SSU has detained FSB agent in its own frontline unit: traitor faces life imprisonment. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine has reported the exposure of an FSB agent within one of the security service’s frontline units. 7 276 19 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Directed Russian strikes on Odesa: SSU detains Russian agent. PHOTO During counter-sabotage operations in Odesa, the Security Service of Ukraine uncovered another Russian agent who was directing Russian air strikes on the regional capital. 1 581 7 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
Wanted to kill senior Ukrainian Armed Forces official ahead of "9 May anniversary": hitman detained in Odesa, – SSU. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has foiled a high-profile terrorist attack in Odesa. A Russian agent has been arrested in the regional capital after attempting to assassinate a senior officer of the Ukrainian Navy. 6 465 43 Previously in trend: countering terrorist attacks attempted murder
"Permnefteorgsintez" oil refinery and an oil pumping station in Perm have been hit, - SSU. VIDEO&PHOTOS Last night, specialists from the SSU’s ‘Alpha’ Special Operations Centre carried out operations at the "Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez" oil refinery and the Perm Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPD). Both facilities are located more than 1,500 km from the border with Ukraine. 3 654 11 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions
Bloggers who "leaked" Defense Forces positions on social media "face" 8 years in prison – SSU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has exposed new facts of illegal dissemination of information about the locations of Ukrainian forces. As a result of a special operation, three bloggers were detained for "leaking" data on the positions and movements of the Defense Forces. 3 352 6 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
SSU officer was arrested for taking $34,000 bribe to defer mobilisation. PHOTO Law enforcement officers have uncovered and put a stop to the illegal activities of a serving SSU officer and his accomplice, a businessman, who had organised a scheme involving the fictitious employment of men to secure deferrals from conscription. 4 767 21 Previously in trend: Grafters Bribery in the SSU
Demanded $1,500 from war veteran to remove him from register: TCR officer detained in Dnipro. PHOTOS The Security Service, in conjunction with the National Police, has detained an employee of one of the mobilisation departments of the TCR and SS in Dnipro, who had organised a scheme to systematically extort bribes from conscripts. 4 661 43 Previously in trend: Grafters Corruption in TCR
SSU has exposed FSB agent who organised arson attacks on military vehicles in Kyiv. PHOTO The Security Service has detained another FSB agent in Kyiv. Acting on orders from the Russians, he organised arson attacks on Defence Forces vehicles in the Ukrainian capital. 2 127 6 Previously in trend: burning military cars
Head of Zhytomyr Oblast TCR detained for extorting bribes from entrepreneurs for employees’ "non-conscription" – SSU. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), who demanded money from a regional entrepreneur in exchange for not mobilizing his employees. 8 614 66 Previously in trend: Corruption in TCR
Railway worker who adjusted shelling of Kharkiv region on FSB orders sentenced to 15 years in prison. PHOTO Based on evidence gathered by counterintelligence officers and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine, an FSB agent exposed by the SBU in Kharkiv Oblast in August 2025 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. 906 3 Previously in trend: Conviction of adjusters
Missile ship "Karakurt", patrol boat and tanker belonging to Russian Federation’s shadow fleet in port of Primorsk have been hit, – Zelenskyy. PHOTOS The missile corvette "Karakurt" has been hit in the Russian port of Primorsk. 7 672 43 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Russia’s shadow fleet
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