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Russia
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Faces Espionage Allegations Amid SBU Raids, Acknowledges ‘Infiltration Risks’
The SBU on Monday launched coordinated raids across several regions, targeting NABU anti-corruption employees and individuals allegedly linked to a Russian intelligence network.
July 21, 2025
Kyiv
Kyiv Lawyer Sentenced for Sending Sensitive Military Information to Moscow
He was convicted of passing the Kremlin photos of strategically important military facilities: defense-industrial complex buildings and other institutions responsible for weapons supply, etc.
July 18, 2025
Russia
Russia’s FSB Security Service Set to Have Its Own Pre-Trial Detention Centers as Repression Grows
Lawmakers say that the FSB needs such detention facilities due to a spike in the intelligence and subversive activities of foreign powers since the start of the war in Ukraine.
July 9, 2025
Ukraine
FSB Detains Woman Allegedly Planting Under-Car Booby Trap on Behalf of Ukraine
The 22-year-old Russian woman was filmed placing the explosive device under a car belonging to a defense industry employee before being detained.
July 4, 2025
Russia
Moscow, Baku Rift Escalates as Azeri Police Raid Russian Media Office
Azerbaijani police raided the office of Russia’s state-run Sputnik news agency and detained two journalists amid escalating tensions between Baku and Moscow.
June 30, 2025
SBU
Russia Ordered Bomb Attack on SBU HQ – Security Service Chief
A young woman was caught carrying 7 kilograms of explosives into Kyiv’s SBU headquarters as part of a Russian wide-scale sabotage campaign against Ukraine
June 23, 2025
Social media
EXPLAINED: Is There a Link Between Telegram App and Russia’s FSB?
An investigation uncovered ties between Telegram’s servers and FSB-linked companies. Telegram denies the claims. Here’s what it means for user privacy and security.
June 11, 2025
UK
Was Ukrainian Arsonist Recruited by Russia via Telegram for Starmer Attacks?
21-year-old Ukrainian charged with arson targeting UK PM Starmer’s former homes, may have been recruited on social media by Russian intelligence, investigators say.
June 3, 2025
Moscow
Suspect Booby Trap Bomb Found Under Russian Colonel’s Car in Moscow
The SUV is said to belong to an airborne staff officer from the same department on the Russian General Staff as Lt. Gen. Moskalik who was killed by a car bomb in April.
May 28, 2025
Russia
Suspected FSB ‘Mole’ Busted at Ukrainian Defense Plant for Spying, Stealing Military Tech
Ukraine’s SBU says it caught an FSB oprative, a so-called “mole,” who got a job at a defense plant in Odesa region to steal classified vehicle tech and spot air defense sites for Russian intelligence.
May 21, 2025
Kyiv
Russia Recruited Teenager to Bomb Kyiv Draft Office, Ukraine Says
The case follows a string of similar incidents in which Ukraine accused Russia of recruiting locals to manufacture and deliver explosive devices against government institutions.
May 19, 2025
Kharkiv
Human GPS: Spy Inside Ukraine’s Army Allegedly Aided Russian Bombing Runs
Ukraine said it arrested a soldier who leaked his live locations to Russian intelligence for targeting – and gets a tip off right before a strike.
May 16, 2025
Putin
Suspected Putin Assassin-Blackmailer Blown Up, in Coma – a Mishap or a Message?
The apartment of an electrician scheduled to be working in Putin’s residence outside of Moscow blew up. Russian media channels are fueling a frenzy of conspiracy theories.
May 10, 2025
Russia
Russia Recruits 43-year-old TikToker to Spy on Ukrainian Troop Locations – SBU
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the suspect was a resident of eastern Ukraine who was recruited after Russian intelligence noticed her online presence.
May 5, 2025
Putin
Ex-President Yanukovych Sentenced to 15 Years in Absentia for 2014 Escape to Russia
The charges stem from Yanukovych’s flight to Russia with his inner circle in February 2014 following mass protests that toppled his government.
April 28, 2025
War in Ukraine
SBU Arrests Russian Agent Who Directed Strikes on Kyiv
Investigators identified the suspect as a 30-year-old unemployed resident of Boryspil, who had been remotely recruited by the FSB via a Telegram channel advertising quick earnings.
April 26, 2025