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The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has conducted more than 20 first searches at households of Ukrainian citizens, who are in close contact with representatives of the Russian special services.

“Unfortunately, we know there is a vast number of people in Ukraine, who are holding key positions and those who are not holding such positions, they are in a very close contact for some reason […] some of them had 150 contacts each with this Moscow’s agent in a short period of time. More than 20 searches were held yesterday, and we already have the first results,” Hrytsak said during a joint briefing with the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko in Kyiv on Feb. 21.