Security Service of Ukraine
The SBU, together with other units of the Defense Forces, in fulfillment of the task, intensified pressure on Russia.
President Zelenskyy approved new SBU operations against Russian aggression and further steps to purge the structure. SBU Chief Poklad reported on priorities for August.
The SBU reports an intensification of Russian special services' efforts to eliminate Ukrainian military personnel through online dating. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 50 such cases have been prevented.
The deputy head of Khmelnytskyi RSA received a 5% kickback for facilitating the conclusion of road repair contracts. He faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The SBU struck three oil refineries in Ufa and four radar stations in the Krasnodar region. These facilities are used to supply the Russian army with fuel and to detect aerial targets.
President Zelenskyy confirmed the damage to the infrastructure of three Russian oil refineries in Bashkortostan, nearly 1,600 km away. Also, the sanctioned container ship Yanina was sunk.
SBU and GUR took fourth place in the ranking of European intelligence services by L'Express, scoring 77 points. Experts noted the ingenuity of Ukrainian intelligence services and their complex operations.
The SBU detained a 69-year-old Kharkiv resident recruited by Russian special services to eliminate Ihor Obolensky. The hitman received the weapon through a courier, whose identity is being established.
President Zelenskyy introduced Serhiy Koretskyi, Mykhailo Drapatyi, and Yevhenii Khmara to the NSDC. Yuliia Svyrydenko, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Mykhailo Fedorov were removed from the composition.
The SBU, together with the Defense Forces, carried out strikes on the aircraft plant in Yevpatoria, the port of Taman, and the Volgograd oil refinery. Hangars and a production workshop were hit, and a fire was recorded at the port.
SAP and NABU have notified a person of suspicion who demanded $1 million for assistance in avoiding extradition to russia. The suspect received $50,000 but embezzled them without passing them on to law enforcement officers.
The President appointed Oleh Fedoriv as head of the SBU Center "A" and Olena Voronova as head of the Personnel Management Department. New heads of the SBU Main Directorates in the regions were also appointed.
Law enforcement officers detained three Russian agents involved in the explosions in Odesa. One terrorist attack was carried out by students, the other by a repeat offender who planted a bomb under a taxi driver's car.
Volodymyr Bortko is suspected of war propaganda and justifying Russian aggression through the media. He called for a nuclear strike on Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers detained the head of a department of the Odesa TCC, who demanded 500 liters of diesel fuel for removing a conscript from the wanted list. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
The SBU and the Prosecutor General's Office have served a suspicion notice in absentia to Russian businessman Yuriy Vasin. He owns 40 real estate properties in Ukraine and finances the Russian army.
Former MP Viktor Medvedchuk has been notified of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. According to the investigation, he conducted an anti-Ukrainian campaign and called for the liquidation of the state.
The National Bank of Ukraine is issuing a coin "Ukrainian Cotton. Marine drone "Sea Baby" with a face value of 5 hryvnias. The circulation is up to 75,000 pieces, sales start on July 30.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine disabled 10 power units in the occupied territories, including 6 in Crimea and 4 in Kherson and Luhansk regions. In total, from July 1 to 29, 164 energy targets were hit.
SBU confirmed the successful strike on the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Perm. The plant with a capacity of 13 million tons per year supplies fuel to the Russian army.
Law enforcement officers seized over UAH 14. 3 million in cash from participants in the scheme of issuing fake disabilities. For $5,000–8,000, men were helped to obtain a deferment from mobilization.
46 Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosion in Olenivka continue to be held in russia without proper medical care. Relatives have called on the authorities to take decisive action, reporting torture and fabricated sentences.
The police detained journalist Yevhen Shulhat due to problems with military registration documents. The editorial office links the incident to his professional activities.
The SBU detained two FSB agents who were preparing a series of terrorist attacks in the Kharkiv region. They planned to poison Ukrainian soldiers at a pseudo-charity party and were manufacturing a bomb.
On July 22, Russian occupiers, with the forces of the 8th and 41st armies, as well as the 90th tank division, carried out an assault in the area of responsibility of the 1st corps of the National Guard of Ukraine "Azov". The assault was repelled, 7 tanks, 6 armored fighting vehicles, 1 "Grad" multiple rocket launcher, and 1 "Tornado-S" multiple rocket launcher were destroyed.
The SBU detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who organized a scheme for the illegal verification of Starlink terminals. He activated over 1,000 satellite communication systems for the Russian military, the SBU stated.
The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out new strikes against the Russian Federation, hitting a missile boat, two cargo vessels, a radar station, and an oil platform. Also struck were a Tor-M2 air defense system and drone storage facilities.
The Prosecutor General reported the detention of the main organizer of the event by the arms association, which was held without coordination with the military. Due to a Russian ballistic missile strike, 10 people died and another 100 were injured.
SBU successfully struck oil refineries, oil pumping stations and radar stations on the territory of Russia and in occupied Crimea. Targets in Bashkortostan, Ulyanovsk and Kaluga regions were hit.
On July 13, Russian troops captured and shot a Ukrainian defender near the village of Yalta. The prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the war crime.