Security Service of Ukraine

Each law enforcement agency in Ukraine plans to establish a human rights unit. The military ombudsman's office will have a staff of 150 people and three territorial offices.

The head of a private company suspected of embezzling UAH 94. 8 million in the purchase of transformers for Ukrzaliznytsia was extradited from Bulgaria. The HACC imposed on her a measure of restraint in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 9.9 million.

The Russian military agency has claimed the destruction of three maritime drones near Crimea, but has not provided evidence. Kacha village reports the elimination of russian navy helicopter pilots.

The Ministry of Health is updating the disability assessment system starting in January 2025. For some categories, the period of re-examination has been extended to 6 months, and the indefinite status does not require re-examination.

The Verkhovna Rada has approved Ukraine's defense budget for 2025 in the amount of UAH 2. 22 trillion. The Ministry of Defense will receive the most funds - UAH 1.57 trillion, the Ministry of Internal Affairs - UAH 438 billion, and the National Guard - UAH 161 billion.

In 2024, the SBU attacked dozens of military facilities in the rear of Russia, including airfields, arsenals and oil depots. The service also successfully uses new modifications of Sea baby maritime drones against enemy aircraft.

Andriy Tupikov has been appointed the new head of the SBU's Counterintelligence Department by Presidential decree. Tupikov is a major in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a holder of the Order of Danylo Halytskyi for courage in the defense of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Health has reviewed 924 cases of disability for officials, 136 of whom have lost their disability status. Two prosecutors have already been notified of suspicion, and more than 2,000 cases are being checked.

The SBU served a notice of suspicion in absentia to Metropolitan Oleg Ivanov (Yelisey), who supported the occupiers in Izium. After the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive, he fled to Russia, where he regularly visits the residence of Patriarch Kirill.

The 46th recruitment center of the Ukrainian army has been opened in Korosten on the basis of the ASC. The center offers more than 10,000 vacancies in the security forces and provides an individual approach to each candidate.

In Sumy, a law enforcement officer was detained for passing on information about the location of checkpoints and passwords for travel in exchange for money. The offender managed to receive UAH 30 thousand from a local resident.

The head of the KCSA's social policy department was found to have forged medical documents to obtain a 2nd disability group. The official illegally received almost UAH 300 thousand in social benefits and avoided conscription.

An agent of the Russian GRU was detained in Rivne, who was preparing to blow up railroad tracks to disrupt the supply of ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The offender acted as part of a network and expected to receive 40% of $100,000 for the sabotage.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on three “two hundredth” captains of the Russian army.

The President noted the effectiveness of long-range strikes on military targets in Russia. He thanked the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the GUR and the intelligence service for the accuracy of their strikes on the enemy's military infrastructure.

The rector of the Kyiv National University announced the upcoming dismissal of Professor Mykyta Vasylenko due to violation of the code of ethics. The Commission recognized his statements about “hungry Ukrainian women” as unethical.

Four drones crashed on the territory of the Transnefteprodukt station in the Tambov region of Russia, causing a fire in the boiler room. There are also unconfirmed reports of damage to the Progress plant, which produces equipment for aviation.

The other day, long-range SBU drones made a hell of a bang at the Russian ammunition depot at the Kadamovsky training ground, one of the largest in Russia and located near Novocherkassk, Rostov region, a source said.

The SBU detained the head of Vitali Klitschko's UDAR party in Odesa region in a case of extortion of a $1 million bribe. The politician promised to resolve the issue of land lease near Dnipro through KCSA.

The editor-in-chief of Left Bank commented on the situation with her father's scandalous statements about Ukrainian women. Koshkina said that she was receiving threats and curses, although she had nothing to do with the situation.

The SBU and the National Police detained a group of people involved in the illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. The SBU seized improvised explosive devices, plastid, TNT and combat grenades from the suspects.

The student parliament of the Institute of Journalism of the Kyiv National University refused to cooperate with the administration until Professor Vasylenko was dismissed. The reason was his pro-Russian and sexist statements about peacekeepers and Ukrainian women.

Mykyta Vasylenko, a lecturer at the Kyiv National University, made unethical statements about peacekeepers and Ukrainian women. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the Ministry of Education and Science, the university, and the SBU to investigate the situation.

A court sentenced a security company employee to 15 years in prison for high treason. The man passed information about the location of Ukrainian troops in Kherson region to the Russian Federal Security Service.

The SBU and the State Bureau of Investigation detained a former inspector of the Kherson SIZO who worked as a guard in a Russian prison during the occupation. The traitor guarded cells with local residents imprisoned and agitated others to cooperate with the occupiers.

The SBU has collected evidence against Russian Colonel General Alexei Kim, who ordered the Iskander strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk. The attack killed a Reuters journalist and injured 10 others.

The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) has opened a criminal investigation into a large-scale cyberattack on Ukraine's state registers. According to preliminary data, the attack was carried out by hacker groups associated with the Russian Federation.

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it attacked the SBU and Luch design bureau facilities in response to the attack on the Kamensky plant. However, Ukrainian air defense shot down all 5 Iskander-M ballistic missiles fired at Kyiv.

The occupiers have allegedly attacked the digital databases of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, which has left many state registries inoperable. The ministry claims a large-scale failure at the level of the network infrastructure serving the registries.

The organizer of the raider group, who offered a $1 million bribe to an SBU officer, tried to order the murder of a witness for $50,000. The murder was planned directly from the pre-trial detention center through other prisoners.