Security Service of Ukraine
The SBU and National Police exposed 7 organizers of mobilization evasion schemes in Zakarpattia, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions. Among the violations uncovered are document forgery, illegal border crossing, and dissemination of information about TCC checkpoints.
Prosecutors notified Russian General Sergey Kobylash and Colonel Oleg Skitsky of suspicion for ordering the shelling of civilian objects in Kyiv on March 1, 2022. As a result of the attack, five civilians were killed, six more were injured, and the Kyiv TV Tower and other objects were damaged.
Taras Kozlov headed the SBU department in Kirovohrad region, Kostiantyn Semeniuk – the department in Poltava region.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme of misappropriation of UAH 10 million in procurements for the digital modernization of the Ministry of Justice. Among the defendants are a former State Secretary and current heads of departmental administrations. The officials inflated the cost of server equipment and software.
The State Aviation Service transferred the maintenance of Mi-8 helicopters to a UAE company, despite the presence of Ukrainian enterprises. Experts state risks to national security and the economy due to the company's ties with the Russian Federation.
The ambassadors of the G7 countries welcomed the appointment of Oleksandr Tsivinsky as the director of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine. This decision by the Cabinet of Ministers supports transparent governance and improves the business climate.
The SBU exposed a 45-year-old resident of Mykolaiv who was coordinating Russian missile and drone attacks, working for Russian special services. He was transmitting the coordinates of Ukrainian troops to the occupiers, preparing a new series of air strikes.
The SBU exposed and detained a 34-year-old electrician from Myrnohrad who was transmitting data about Ukrainian military personnel near Pokrovsk to the Russians. His information could have helped the occupiers in their offensive on the city, but the SBU timely stopped the agent, preventing the use of the data for strikes.
European Commissioner Marta Kos and EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Maternova positively assessed the appointment of Oleksandr Tsyvinsky as director of the BEB. This decision by the Cabinet of Ministers is an important step towards strengthening institutions and fulfilling IMF conditions.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution that improves the treatment, rehabilitation, and adaptation of those released from Russian captivity. The document provides for clearer requirements for medical examination and expansion of the network of recovery facilities.
President Zelenskyy reported on successful long-range operations by the SBU, which destroyed Russian air defense systems. The head of state also noted that the enemy is feeling the consequences of the actions of Ukraine's defenders, and new operations have already been approved.
A Russian serviceman killed a civilian who was trying to leave the village of Udachne in Donetsk region. Prosecutors in Donetsk region are investigating this fact as a violation of the laws and customs of war.
An explosion occurred in Zhytomyr on the evening of August 5, resulting in one person killed and another injured. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, which happened around 8:00 PM near Suryna Hora Street.
A Ukrainian court заочно sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zharkov to life imprisonment for a missile strike on Kherson in December 2022. The shelling killed 13 people, injured 60, and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
In Cherkasy, a man, stopped for verification of his registration data, threatened to detonate a grenade and tried to take TCC servicemen hostage. He was detained by special forces, who seized three grenades and a pistol.
The Ivano-Frankivsk prosecutor's office will try in absentia an ROC priest who fled to the Russian Federation and supported the occupation forces. He collected funds for the purchase of military equipment for the Russian invaders.
Indian components have been found in Russian attack drones, particularly in Shaheds. Head of the Presidential Office Yermak emphasizes the need to deprive Russia of the ability to obtain components from other countries.
The SBU detained a 24-year-old IT specialist who adjusted missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and spied on defense forces' echelons. He installed video cameras in rented apartments and near Ukrzaliznytsia tracks to transmit information to the FSB.
SBU counterintelligence prevented a terrorist attack in Dnipro, detaining a 29-year-old drug addict from Vinnytsia who was preparing an explosion near an administrative building. The woman, recruited by the Russian Federation, received an improvised explosive device in Pavlohrad and hid it in Dnipro.
SBU drones attacked the Saki military airfield in Crimea. A Su-30SM aircraft was destroyed, another one and three Su-24s were damaged, and an aviation weapons depot was hit.
The SBU detained an agent of Russian intelligence in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He adjusted enemy air attacks and transmitted the geolocations of the military unit.
SBU drones hit Russian military facilities: the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield with Shahed storage sites and the Elektropribor plant in Penza, which manufactures equipment for the military-industrial complex. The strikes resulted in fires and smoke.
Ryazan and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries, the "Anna naftoprodukt" oil depot, and the "Elektroprylad" plant were hit.
The woman collected coordinates for massive missile and drone attacks on Odesa, targeting military facilities. She was detained, communication devices were seized, and she was convicted of treason.
Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, the winner of the competition for the position of director of the Bureau of Economic Security, will undergo a polygraph test. This decision was made after a conversation with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
The SBU detained a former nurse who collected data on checkpoints and strongholds of the Defense Forces in Sumy region. The woman recorded objects with a mini-camera installed on her bicycle and transmitted the data to her handler.
The former acting director of the Department of State Procurement of the Ministry of Defense has been notified of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 1 billion. He concluded contracts for catering for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, significantly overstating the cost of services.
Over the past day, July 31, the Defense Forces neutralized 940 Russian invaders. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 01.08.25 increased by 940 people.
The SBU exposed a mobilized serviceman of the National Guard who was transmitting information to the FSB about a strategic defense enterprise in Dnipropetrovsk region. He also leaked data about the military unit guarding the facility.
The SBU refutes political motives for the detention of NABU employee Ruslan Magamedrasulov, suspected of aiding Russia. He was arrested for selling technical hemp to Dagestan, not for documenting the businessman.