Security Service of Ukraine

An explosion at an industrial production warehouse, linked to agribusiness, occurred due to a violation of safety rules during the storage of substances. As a result of the incident in the village of Berezyna, Zhytomyr region, two people died, 24 were injured, and the blast wave damaged nearby houses.

Law enforcement officers have notified former officials of the Kyiv branch of the Pension Fund of Ukraine and representatives of private companies of suspicion. They are accused of embezzling over UAH 3.6 million in budget funds during the renovation of PFU buildings and the procurement of fire-fighting equipment.

Prosecutors and the SBU exposed a scheme that caused the state losses of over UAH 33 million due to incomplete assembly of large-caliber rifles. A former Ministry of Defense official and a company head have been notified of suspicion.

The company "Alakor City" with a Russian owner is for the second time claiming to manage the "Gulliver" shopping mall. Experts warn about corruption risks and the responsibility of ARMA head Olena Duma in case the company wins.

Schemes to embezzle almost UAH 100 million, organized by a former battalion commander and his subordinates, have been exposed in Odesa region. They provided "exemption from conscription", forged combatant certificates, and illegally sold fuel.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on stripping the Ukrainian citizenship of UOC-MP figure Orest Berezovsky, known as Onufriy. The SBU established that Onufriy obtained Russian citizenship in 2002 and maintains ties with the Moscow Patriarchate.

Thanks to the Bring Kids Back UA fund, 1378 Ukrainian children deported by Russians have been returned home. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported that up to 1.5 million children in the temporarily occupied territories remain at risk of deportation.

The aggressor country Russia has launched a large-scale information campaign aimed at discrediting Ukrainian authorities before partners and families of prisoners of war. Representatives of the Russian Federation call relatives of prisoners, claiming that Ukraine does not want to take them back, and offer to write appeals.

In Kharkiv, a series of terrorist attacks was prevented. A 48-year-old FSB agent, a university laboratory assistant, was detained. The suspect was preparing three improvised explosive devices to blow up government buildings.

A 49-year-old Chernivtsi resident set up a scheme for illegally transporting conscripts abroad for 6,000 euros per person. He was detained while receiving 12,000 euros for two men.

The SBU detained a 54-year-old installer in Dnipro who was корректиating Russian air attacks on critical infrastructure in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia. He used his official position to collect data, photograph objects, and transmit geolocations to his handler.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the military facility "Kupol" in Udmurtia, which produces SAMs. The Saratovorgsintez oil refinery in the Saratov region was also targeted.

The Ukrainian prosecutor's office announced suspicion to the commander of the Russian 44th separate aviation regiment for "Kinzhal" attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities. He is accused of planning and waging an aggressive war from October 15, 2022, to March 9, 2023.

The Prosecutor's Office and the SBU have notified of suspicion to a junior sergeant of the Russian Federation, known as "Altai", who is involved in the murder of at least three Ukrainian prisoners of war at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant. The crimes were recorded from June 16 to July 3, 2024, and on September 24, "Altai" was taken prisoner by Ukraine.

The government registered a bill in the Rada on amendments to the State Budget-2025, which provides for an increase in expenditures on security and defense by UAH 412. 4 billion. Additional expenditures will be covered by increasing budget revenues and domestic borrowings.

The court заочно sentenced Metropolitan of the Luhansk Eparchy of the UOC (MP) Vasyl Povoroznyuk to 11 years in prison for aiding the aggressor state. He was found guilty of supporting Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine and propaganda.

A falsified document purportedly from the Odesa Oblast Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support (TCC and SP) regarding the mobilization of individuals with dual Ukraine-Moldova citizenship is being circulated online. The leadership of the Odesa Oblast TCC and SP refutes this information and points out signs that the document is a fake.

The aerial target was launched from the occupied Zaporizhzhia region in the direction of Dnipro. The target flew over 100 km and was shot down by air defense 15 km from the city. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA stated that it might have been a new weapon, "Grom-1."

The SBU attacked the "Kirovskoye" airfield in Crimea, destroying Mi-8, Mi-26, Mi-28 helicopters and the Pantsir-S1 point air defense system. At night, there was a secondary detonation at the facility.

A shooting occurred on Soborna Square in Odesa, during which a local resident was wounded. The victim was hospitalized, other participants in the incident fled the scene.

The Ukrainian military struck the "Marinivka" airfield in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation, destroying two Su-34 aircraft and damaging two more. Four units of aviation equipment were reportedly hit. The technical and operational part of the airfield was also damaged.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak believes that sanctions against Russia and the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table for real talks.

The Security Service detained a dealer in Odesa who offered a bribe to an engineer of a defense enterprise for secret documentation on the modernization of on-board equipment of combat aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The offender faces up to 8 years in prison.

Ukraine has developed a plan for long-range operations and contracted tens of thousands of drones for high-precision strikes on targets in Russia. An increase in the number of operations and the contracting of new drones are planned to intensify the strikes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree that activates the National Security and Defense Council's decision on synchronizing sanctions against the Russian Federation. The goal is to increase pressure on the aggressor and limit its military-industrial potential.

President Zelenskyy congratulated the SBU 'A' Special Operations Center on its anniversary, noting the destruction of Russian military equipment worth over $5. 5 billion. The unit consistently ranks among the top three most effective in Ukraine.

Prosecutors notified a young man, recruited by special services of the Russian Federation, who planted explosives under a military scooter in Kyiv. The device, manufactured according to the curator's instructions, did not work, and the potential victim miraculously escaped death.

An assistant to a Ukrainian Member of Parliament and the owner of a private company are suspected of embezzling 27 million hryvnias during the procurement of aircraft tires for the Logistics Forces. Thanks to this scheme, the Armed Forces overpaid for the products, and the defendants in the case legalized the funds.

Lance Corporal Nadbit Dabayev was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for war crimes. During the occupation of Kyiv region, he shot a civilian and stole two cars.

The SBU and National Police detained a Russian agent who tried to blow up a National Guard soldier in Kyiv by luring him to a "date". The explosives were hidden in a scooter, no one was injured, and the agent faces up to 12 years in prison.