The Federal Security Service (FSB) has ongoing attempts to destabilize Ukraine through various clandestine activities. Recent investigations have revealed the involvement of numerous FSB agents in orchestrating attacks on critical infrastructure, coordinating air strikes, and directing espionage operations against Ukrainian targets. Notable incidents include the orchestration of murder by a 14-year-old under FSB orders, the exposure of spotters for missile strikes, and the detainment of agents planning terrorist activities. The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) has been proactive in intercepting these threats, detaining multiple agents involved in espionage, plotting bombings, and passing on strategic information to Russia. These actions underscore the broad reach of the FSB and the resilience of the SSU in countering these security threats, maintaining Ukraine's defense against external aggression.
What role does the Federal Security Service play in Ukraine?
The Federal Security Service (FSB) has been implicated in various covert activities aimed at undermining Ukraine's security. These include espionage, directing missile strikes, and organizing sabotage operations against Ukrainian targets. The Security Service of Ukraine has been actively dismantling FSB networks operating within the country.
How has the Security Service of Ukraine responded to FSB activities?
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has increased its counter-intelligence efforts, successfully detaining numerous FSB agents. The agency has disrupted planned attacks, exposed espionage networks, and apprehended individuals involved in organizing and directing strikes against critical infrastructure and military targets.
What are some notable incidents involving the FSB in Ukraine?
Some significant incidents include the exposure of FSB spotters for missile strikes, the arrest of agents coordinating sabotage attacks, and the case of a minor who attempted murder under orders from the FSB. The operations highlight the FSB's reach and the ongoing threat to Ukraine's national security.
What threats have been neutralized by the SSU related to the FSB?
The SSU has neutralized threats such as planned missile strikes on military and infrastructure targets, thwarted terrorist attacks, and disrupted espionage activities. Their work has led to the arrest and conviction of numerous FSB agents operating within Ukraine's borders.
How does the FSB's activity affect the security situation in Ukraine?
The FSB's activities significantly threaten Ukraine's security, attempting to destabilize the region through coordinated attacks and intelligence operations. These activities require robust countermeasures from Ukrainian agencies to protect their national interests and maintain stability.
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SSU has detained FSB agent who attempted to activate 148 Starlink devices for Russian Federation. PHOTOS The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit prevented the registration of one of the largest consignments of Starlink satellite stations destined for the Russian Federation. An FSB agent was detained in Kyiv while attempting to activate 148 internet devices for the Russians. 1 924 5 Previously in trend: High treason
14-year-old girl from Rivne poisoned soldier with methadone and strangled him on orders of FSB: she streamed murder to her handler via video call, - police. PHOTO In Rivne, an investigation has been completed into the murder of a 27-year-old Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier, which, according to law enforcement officials, was orchestrated by the Russian secret services. The accused is a 14-year-old local girl who first spiked the soldier’s drink with a... 29 988 142 Previously in trend: Recruitment of Ukrainian teenagers by Russia Killing of servicemen
Spotters who directed strikes against critical infrastructure and air defence systems in six regions have been sentenced to life imprisonment Prosecutors from the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office proved in court the guilt of two agents of the Russian secret services who were carrying out the enemy’s orders in six regions of Ukraine. 1 332 5 Previously in trend: High treason
Planned missile strike on UAV production facilities in western Ukraine: FSB agent exposed, – SSU. PHOTO Another FSB informant has been exposed; he turned out to be a resident of the Lviv region who had been recruited by the enemy and was working at a Defence Forces facility producing unmanned systems in western Ukraine. 4 217 15 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
SSU has detained FSB ’mole’ within Armed Forces of Ukraine who was planning missile strike on repair battalion responsible for restoring drones. PHOTOS The SSU’s military counter-intelligence service, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has exposed and detained an FSB agent who was serving within the Defence Forces in the Kharkiv region and was planning a Russian missile strike against his own unit. 19 589 13 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents Russian agents within the defense forcesRussian agents within the defense forces
Woman from Belgorod has been sentenced to 19 years in general-regime penal colony for allegedly passing on more than 40 coordinates of Russian military facilities to SSU. VIDEO The Belgorod Regional Court of the Russian Federation has sentenced a local woman to 19 years in a general-regime prison on charges of high treason. Russian security forces claim that she passed on information to the Ukrainian side regarding Russian army units, air defence systems and military... 2 793 7 Previously in trend: Russian repressions for supporting Ukraine
Arsonists who destroyed Ukrzaliznytsia facilities in Kyiv on FSB orders receive 15- and 10-year prison terms Two Russian agents whom the Security Service of Ukraine exposed in March 2025 over arson attacks in Kyiv have received prison sentences based on evidence collected by the agency. 1 383 1 Previously in trend: Sentences for high treason Russia’s recruitment of Ukrainians for sabotage
SSU dismantles FSB agent network that guided strikes on Kramatorsk. PHOTOS The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has neutralised yet another Russian spy network in the Donetsk region. Following a special operation, three FSB agents were exposed for ‘leaking’ the coordinates of the Defence Forces in the Kramatorsk sector to the Russians. 2 213 3 Previously in trend: High treason
SSU foiled assassination attempt on civic activist Druzenko: 19-year-old FSB agent was detained. VIDEO As part of systematic efforts to counter Russian intelligence services and prevent the destabilisation of the situation in Ukraine, the SSU’s counter-intelligence unit foiled a contract killing of a well-known civil society activist in the Kyiv region. Following pre-emptive action, a hitman... 11 571 72 Previously in trend: High treason attempted murder
SSU detains FSB agent who guided Russian strikes on Cherkasy and Poltava regions. PHOTO The Counter-Intelligence Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a woman from the Cherkasy region who, according to the investigation, was working for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and was directing Russian attacks on central regions of Ukraine. 5 592 9 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
SSU detained four FSB agents in Kramatorsk who were spying on Defense Forces The Security Service’s Counterintelligence Directorate has neutralized yet another FSB agent network in the Donetsk region. As a result of comprehensive operations in Kramatorsk, four members of the cell were detained; acting on orders from the enemy, they had been recording the coordinates of... 6 855 13 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
FSB has announced arrest in Mordovia of group of Russians on suspicion of using SIM boxes "in interests of Ukrainian intelligence". VIDEO The Russian FSB has announced the arrest in Mordovia of a group of Russian citizens suspected of facilitating the covert operation of SIM boxes, allegedly on behalf of Ukrainian military intelligence. 2 367 6 Previously in trend: Foreign agents in Russia
Russian elite fears FSB, which is increasingly out of control - Bloomberg Many members of the Russian elite are increasingly concerned that the Federal Security Service has spiraled out of control, as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is tasking the agency with maintaining his grip on power amid growing anxiety over the war in Ukraine. 3 121 13
SSU detained two Russian agents who were directing strikes on Zaporizhzhia: one of them is former official at defense plant The SSU detained two Russian agents who were gathering information on defense industry enterprises and the positions of the Defense Forces in Zaporizhzhia. Among the suspects is the former head of a workshop at a defense plant. 2 053 9 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
SSU has exposed two Russian collaborators who activated more than 70 Starlink terminals for ruscists. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has uncovered two more Russian agents in Kyiv who, on behalf of the FSB, were registering Starlink satellite terminals for armed groups in the aggressor state. 4 544 15 Previously in trend: High treason
FSB agents who carried out terrorist attack in Kamianets-Podilskyi have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 years’ imprisonment. PHOTOS Based on evidence gathered by the Security Service, two FSB agents who had planned to detonate a homemade bomb near the TCR building in Kamianets-Podilskyi in February 2025 have been sentenced to prison terms. 1 796 1 Previously in trend: High treason
FSB coordination centre in occupied Kherson region has been struck, up to 100 military personnel may have been present there, - SSU. VIDEO Special forces from the SSU’s ‘Alpha’ Special Operations Centre carried out a successful strike on the coordination centre and base of Russian FSB personnel, which was located in one of the holiday resorts in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. 5 213 12 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupiers
"Woke up and was f#cking gobsmacked," – Kyivstoner’s first comment to Ukrainian journalists on FSB accusations. VIDEO While the FSB is searching for the organizers of the "terrorist attack" in the Moscow region, Censor.NET found the main suspect and called him. Here is how Kyivstoner responded to the Russian security services’ accusations in his first comment to Ukrainian journalists. 10 823 37
Rapper Kyivstoner explained his involvement in planning of explosions in Moscow region: "What f#cking terrorist attack? I was playing Dota!". VIDEO The Russian Federal Security Service has concocted yet another absurd hoax, claiming to have "foiled" a large-scale drone attack on a strategic defence industry facility in a residential area on the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian security service has officially named the well-known Ukrainian... 8 704 31 Previously in trend: FSB provocations
FSB announced that it had "foiled terrorist attack" in Moscow region, accusing Kyivstoner, rapper of Ukrainian origin, of planning it The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had "foiled" a large-scale drone attack on a strategic facility in a residential area of the Moscow region, one of the organizers of which was allegedly Kyivstoner, a rapper of Ukrainian origin. 5 327 21 Previously in trend: FSB provocations
In occupied Crimea, FSB has detained two men on charges of "treason": they face life imprisonment Russia’s FSB has announced the arrest of two residents of occupied Crimea, whom it accuses of "treason" for allegedly passing on information to Ukraine about military facilities on the peninsula. 784 1 Previously in trend: Ukrainians convicted in the Russian Federation
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... 2 778 7 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
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. 1 335 13 Previously in trend: Detention of arsonists
Invented "captivity" to hide meeting with FSB handler: ex-official from Sumy region sentenced to 15 years The court sentenced a former deputy head of a community in the Sumy region, whom the SSU exposed in November 2023 for directing shelling of the Sumy region, to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. 1 568 2 Previously in trend: Conviction of adjusters
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. 2 047 6 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
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. 2 393 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. 1 456 9 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
SSU hit FSB headquarters and Pantsir-S1 on temporarily occupied territory: about 100 ruscists killed and wounded – Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a successful strike by the SSU’s Alpha Special Operations Center on an FSB headquarters in occupied territory. 6 371 19 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces
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. 7 344 19 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
A kamikaze drone struck the FSB office in Chechnya. VIDEO of explosion A video has been published online showing a successful attack by a Ukrainian drone on the FSB headquarters in the village of Znamenskoye, in the Chechen Republic. 8 425 32 Previously in trend: Striking Russia
Drones have struck an FSB building in occupied Crimea, according to media reports In the temporarily occupied Crimea, drones attacked the building of the Russian FSB Border Guard Service in Armyansk. 2 600 3 Previously in trend: Explosions in Crimea
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. 2 201 6 Previously in trend: burning military cars
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. 999 3 Previously in trend: Conviction of adjusters
Russian agent exposed: prepared cache of weapons for contract killings in Odesa on behalf of FSB, - SSU. PHOTO The SBU has foiled a series of contract killings in Odesa. Following a series of comprehensive operations in the port city, an FSB agent has been detained; he had set up a cache there containing ammunition and firearms, which were intended to be used in high-profile assassinations. 2 518 1 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
FSB hitman who tried to kill city council official in Zaporizhzhia region gets 15 years in prison. PHOTO Based on evidence gathered by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), an FSB agent who had been preparing to kill a city council official in the Zaporizhzhia region has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. 1 514 6 Previously in trend: High treason
Passed coordinates for strikes on Kyiv to Russia: woman sentenced to 15 years for treason A Ukrainian citizen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for passing on the coordinates of military facilities in the capital to the enemy. 1 401 5 Previously in trend: High treason
SSU has detained FSB agent who was planning terrorist attacks against military in Khmelnytskyi. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed and detained an FSB agent who was planning a series of terrorist attacks against Ukrainian military personnel in Khmelnytskyi. 4 049 7 Previously in trend: burning military cars Recruited FSB agents
FSB embezzled funds from space programs and used them for its own agencies, - intelligence Russian intelligence agencies are using state space projects to embezzle budget funds. 1 550 6
SSU has detained FSB agent who was preparing to blow up power substation in Kropyvnytskyi. PHOTO Law enforcement officers have uncovered a man recruited by the FSB who was planning to plant explosives near an electrical substation in Kropyvnytskyi. 1 621 13 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
SSU and National Police have detained further six Russian agents involved in arson attacks in Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have detained a further six Russian agents who were responsible for arson attacks in various regions of Ukraine. 1 867 11 Previously in trend: Detention of arsonists
Invaders have announced arrest o resident of occupied Feodosia for allegedly passing information to Ukrainian intelligence In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian security forces announced the arrest of a resident of Feodosia who is accused of allegedly passing on information about Russian military facilities. 694 1 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
SSU has detained two FSB spotters who directed missile strikes on Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. PHOTOS The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has detained two more FSB agents in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The suspects were directing ruscists' missile and drone attacks on Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. 1 908 7 Previously in trend: Detention of adjusters
SSU detained FSB agent who, under guise of fulfilling defence orders, coordinated attacks on Kyiv The Security Service detained another spotter who guided Russian shelling on Kyiv. He turned out to be a 59-year-old entrepreneur recruited by the FSB who was involved in the manufacture of armored glass for Defence Forces vehicles. 3 936 10 Previously in trend: High treason Detention of adjusters
Correspondence of Russian General Demurchiev made public: "I have prisoner—should I liquidate him or give him to you?". PHOTOS Journalists from the "Schemes" project (Radio Liberty) obtained a large collection of correspondence and voice messages from Russian Major General Roman Demurchiev, deputy commander of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces, which operates in the Lyman direction, among other places. 20 308 14 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia
SSU and the National Police have neutralised FSB agent network that was preparing new terrorist attacks in Kyiv and Zhytomyr. PHOTOS The Security Service and National Police prevented new attempts by the FSB to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in northern Ukraine. 3 983 13 Previously in trend: countering terrorist attacks
FSB agent who set up video traps to direct strikes on Zaporizhzhia was sentenced to 15 years in prison Based on evidence gathered by counterintelligence, the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the Security Service of Ukraine, and investigators from the State Bureau of Investigations, an FSB agent who was detained in Zaporizhia in October 2023 was sentenced to 15 years in prison with... 990 1 Previously in trend: High treason Conviction of adjusters
Case against ex-NSDC deputy secretary Sivkovych, who worked for FSB and fled to Moscow, sent to court Law enforcement agencies have completed an investigation into a former senior official, an ex-deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) and former vice prime minister of Ukraine, whom investigators consider a top FSB agent; the indictment has been sent to court for a... 1 616 31 Previously in trend: High treason
Russia tightens FSB control over communications, - British intelligence Russia plans to grant the Federal Security Service (FSB) broad powers over the country's communications networks. 1 567 3 Previously in trend: RF strengthen control over information
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