Security Service of Ukraine
The Prosecutor General's Office has sent indictments against 12 senators of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation to court. They are accused of complicity in waging an aggressive war and encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have notified two servicemen and a civilian accomplice of suspicion for stealing 24 tons of diesel fuel from a military unit in the Kharkiv region. They sold the fuel for 35 hryvnias per liter, causing almost 1 million hryvnias in damages.
MP Andriy Odarchenko, convicted of bribery, is trying to retain control over the State Biotechnological University by promoting his people to leadership positions.
The Security Service of Ukraine presented new Sea Baby unmanned naval platforms, which successfully passed tests in the Black Sea. These drones were involved in the third attack on the Crimean Bridge on June 3, 2025, delivering explosives to the bridge's supports.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 4648-IX on increasing state budget expenditures for national security and defense by UAH 324.7 billion. The funds will be directed to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, weapons procurement, the National Guard, the State Special Communications Service, and other law enforcement agencies.
SBU special forces destroyed two light aircraft of the occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories. These aircraft were used to shoot down Ukrainian long-range drones.
Yevhen Hrytskov, a supporter of the “Kharkiv Spring” and a person with a questionable reputation, could become the new rector of the State Biotechnological University. After the scandalous fugitive bribe-taker Andriy Odarchenko, who was sentenced to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property, the university risks getting another figure in office with shadows in his biography and finances.
The SBU detained a Russian agent in Kyiv who was adjusting air attacks on Kyiv and Poltava regions. He was searching for the coordinates of aviation bases, radar stations, and anti-aircraft missile systems of the Defense Forces.
On October 21, the Verkhovna Rada will begin considering amendments to the draft law on the State Budget-2026, and on October 22, it is expected to adopt it as a basis. General fund revenues are projected at UAH 2.8 trillion, with a priority on defense and security.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will appeal the HACC's decision to reduce Bohdan Lvov's bail. The former head of the Commercial Cassation Court is a suspect in the case of seizing "Medvedchuk's pipeline."
Four members of the underground neo-communist group "Organizing Committee of the Ukrainian SSR" have been notified of suspicion. They are accused of disseminating communist symbols and promoting a totalitarian regime.
NABU stated that SBU officers searched the relatives of one of the detectives who investigated cases of abuse in the energy sector and at "Ukrzaliznytsia".
Today, around 06:00, a BMW X3 car exploded in the courtyard of a multi-story building. It was preliminarily established that an explosive device had been placed under the driver's seat; no one was injured.
The SBU detained an employee of a state bank in Odesa who was transferring personal data of servicemen to the FSB. The occupiers planned to use this data for terrorist attacks and recruitment.
The former judge must appear in court or before investigators when required, surrender documents for traveling abroad, and wear an electronic bracelet.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard reports from the military and the SBU on the situation at the front, including the Pokrovsk direction and Kupyansk. He announced an increase in the range and accuracy of Ukrainian strikes against Russia.
SBU counterintelligence thwarted a terrorist attack attempt in Dnipro, detaining a 38-year-old drug addict from Kharkiv who planted explosives under a National Police official's car. Russian special services tried to remotely activate the explosives, but the SBU prevented the detonation.
The SBU exposed two pro-Russian propagandists at the Rivne NPP who denied Russian aggression and spread Kremlin propaganda. One of them is a Kyiv resident, chief engineer of a private company seconded to the NPP, and the other is a Kyiv resident of retirement age, a former energy executive.
Kyiv's Pechersk District Court extended the detention of NABU detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov and his father until December 15. The pre-trial investigation in this case was also extended until January 21 next year.
The Budget Committee recommended the draft law on Budget-2026 for the first reading. The committee proposes that the government make changes in the areas of defense, education, healthcare, local budgets, social sphere, and business support.
Based on SBU materials, three Russian agents were sentenced to long prison terms. They adjusted enemy fire in the north and east of the country, transmitting data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russian animated series "Masha and the Bear" may be banned in Ukraine, said Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech.
Serhiy Lysak, former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, was introduced as the head of the newly created Odesa City Military Administration. The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate UAH 100 million for security and preparation of Odesa's critical infrastructure for the cold season.
The Security Service of Ukraine stated that the "Spiderweb" operation, which destroyed 41 Russian military strategic aviation aircraft, was carried out exclusively by its forces. The SBU refutes FSB statements about a "foreign trace," calling them an attempt to justify failure.
Law enforcement officers have blocked new schemes of evasion from mobilization, detaining 20 organizers who, for 3-14 thousand US dollars, offered fictitious certificates, enrollment in studies or work, as well as escape routes abroad. Among those detained are a radiologist, employees of a transport company, and a specialist from the land department of the city council.
Ihor Koval, secretary of the Odesa City Council, assumed the duties of Odesa City Mayor on October 16, 2025. This happened after Hennadiy Trukhanov's Ukrainian citizenship was terminated.
NABU detectives, who were supposed to fight corruption, found themselves at the epicenter of corruption scandals and accusations of raiding. One striking example is the case against businessman Fedorychev, as an attempt to seize terminals in the port of "Pivdennyi."
The Pechersk District Court extended the pre-trial investigation in the case of NABU detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov and his father until January 21, 2026. They are suspected of aiding Russia by organizing illegal trade in industrial hemp.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy temporarily assigned the duties of the head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast State Administration to Vladyslav Haivanenko. This happened after Serhiy Lysak was dismissed from this position, who, according to media reports, will head the Odesa City Military Administration.
After the attack of Ukrainian drones on the sea oil terminal in Feodosia, a large-scale fire continues, six tanks are burning. The smoke plume from the fire stretched for 36 km and reached the Kerch Peninsula.