Security Service of Ukraine
The SBU prevented an assassination attempt on sniper Denys Yermak, brother of the head of the President's Office. The assassination was planned to be carried out by detonating an explosive device weighing 2.5 kg, made by an executor from Kharkiv.
Head of the SBU Vasyl Maliuk spoke about the prevention of an assassination attempt on Serhiy Sternenko, who is a leader among volunteers supplying drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The assassination attempt, the fourth in a row, took place on May 2, when a woman opened fire in Sternenko's direction but was neutralized by an SBU officer.
The head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk, stated that the special service attacked the Crimean Bridge for the third time with explosives weighing a total of 2200 kg, twice 1100 kg on the key supports of the illegal structure. He emphasized that this is the beginning of a new era of "maritime history".
The head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk, revealed the details of the "Spiderweb" special operation, which lasted a year and a half, neutralizing 41 enemy aircraft worth over 7 billion dollars. The operation involved 117 unique drones with special combat charges and used autonomous "huts" for their power supply.
SBU prevented a repeat assassination attempt on Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon, having detained four FSB agent-combat groups and their coordinator in Kyiv. The Russian special service had offered a reward of USD 400,000 for the journalist's murder, entrusting the preparation of the assassination to a concealed agent in Kyiv, who formed agent-combat groups from natives of the North Caucasus.
The SBU Special Operations Center "A" celebrates its 31st anniversary, destroying enemy equipment worth billions of dollars. The CSO "A" is replenishing its ranks with new recruits, seeking new tactics for an effective offensive.
Russian propagandists are spreading a fake about the detention of Poles in Ukraine, accusing the SBU of "violating the integrity of Ukrainian territories. " The Center for Countering Disinformation refuted this information, emphasizing that no such detentions occurred.
The SBU detained six pro-Russian internet agitators in various regions of Ukraine who justified the aggression of the Russian Federation and called for a violent change of power. Among them are a former propagandist, a fitness trainer, and a foreigner who spread fakes and glorified the occupiers on social networks.
On June 20, the SBU released exclusive video of the prisoner exchange involving defenders from Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions. The exchange was made possible thanks to the work of the Joint Center and the Coordination Headquarters.
The Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, Arkady Gostev, was заочно sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. He was found guilty of organizing a network of torture chambers in the left-bank Kherson region, where members of the resistance movement were imprisoned.
Russian invaders deliberately include the bodies of their own soldiers during the repatriation of the bodies of Ukrainian defenders, complicating the identification of the dead in Ukraine. This indicates Russia's disrespectful attitude towards its own people and an attempt to avoid payments to families.
Ukrainian aviation enterprises are gradually abandoning Soviet GOSTs in favor of national DSTUs and NATO standards. Full integration is expected by 2030.
The competition for the position of the BBR director is ongoing. Among the main candidates are representatives of NABU and prosecutors who have questionable connections, hidden property, and conflicts of interest. Details regarding their biographies and potential problems have been revealed.
In Lviv region, the chief of staff of a territorial defense battalion was exposed for irrationally awarding 35 million UAH in "combat" bonuses to subordinates. The unit's personnel were performing tasks in rear areas and were not on the front line.
A 33-year-old serviceman who was recruited by the GRU has been detained by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He passed the coordinates of the Neptun complexes to the Russians, preparing a combined drone and missile strike. The SBU counterintelligence foiled this plan.
The police and SBU have exposed a group of fraudsters who were trying to seize an agricultural enterprise with 1500 land plots, taking advantage of the owner's absence abroad. The perpetrators were detained while attempting to arrange a fictitious sale of the enterprise.
The Security Service of Ukraine has put Russian singer Grigory Lebedev on the wanted list for financing Russian aggression. He publicly supported the invasion of the Russian Federation and promised a reward for destroyed Ukrainian tanks.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted Law No. 12066, which will create a digital space for the military. The register will contain data on military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service.
The SBU has liquidated a large-scale scheme of evading mobilization in Zaporizhzhia. The rector and his subordinates sold fake student IDs, earning more than 50 million hryvnias.
The SBU detained a Russian GRU agent in Kyiv who adjusted missile and drone strikes on the Kyiv region. The traitor spied on enterprises and air defense positions, he faces life imprisonment.
The SBU detained two local residents who were collecting coordinates for Russian missile strikes. They face up to 8 years in prison for disseminating information about the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A scheme has been exposed in which former managers of a heat and power company removed more than 1,140 water heaters. As a result, 250,000 residents and businesses were left without hot water, and the damage amounted to 30 million.
The President of Ukraine announced Russia's plans for further attacks on energy infrastructure, especially on nuclear generation. Intelligence data from partners has been transferred to the IAEA and the United States.
1,200 bodies of dead citizens were returned to Ukraine as part of the agreements from Istanbul. Law enforcement officers and experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct examinations to identify the dead.
Two Kyiv residents demanded $200,000 from a foreign company for assistance in allowing EW systems to be tested for the Armed Forces. They were detained after the transfer of money, and preventive measures have already been chosen for them.
As part of the agreements in Istanbul, Ukraine has returned 1,200 bodies of deceased citizens, handed over by the Russian side. Examinations and identification of the repatriated bodies are being conducted.
The SBU thwarted a terrorist attack in Odesa, an FSB agent was detained who was planning to blow up a Ukrainian soldier. He planted explosives on a playground, but was detained.
The SSU handed over to the museum the legendary Sea Baby naval drone, which was involved in special operations that resulted in the destruction of 11 Russian ships and the blowing up of the Crimean bridge. Sea Baby has traveled over 4,000 kilometers in the Black Sea.
A serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces shot two civilians in the Kupyansk district. He faces life imprisonment. The indictment has already been submitted to the court.
The SBU published a video of the prisoner exchange on June 12, emphasizing that it is the result of the work of a large team led by Zelenskyy. As part of the exchange, seriously wounded and seriously ill soldiers returned home, including those who were missing.