Security Service of Ukraine
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has left former 155th Brigade commander Dmytro Ryumshyn in custody. The court reduced his bail from UAH 90 million to UAH 50 million in the case of desertion by his subordinates.
Russian billionaires Friedman and Aven sold their stakes in Alfa-Bank to their partner Kosogov for 240 billion rubles. The sale of assets was made in order to challenge EU sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine.
Two local residents, aged 17 and 18, who tried to derail a freight train, were detained in Odesa region. The young men, according to the SBU, were recruited via Telegram by Russian special services and face life imprisonment.
Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war are receiving calls from fraudsters posing as employees of international organizations. The scammers demand payment for allegedly sending parcels to the prisoners.
The SBU calls for reporting attempts to recruit for terrorist attacks through the FSB's Spaly chatbot. Russian special services are using a new tactic - remote detonation of perpetrators who mine the TCC.
The SBU uncovered a new tactic of Russian special services - remote detonation of explosive devices together with the perpetrators. Since the beginning of 2024, 497 people involved in sabotage have been identified.
The head of the National Police reported 9 cases of sabotage, 3 of which involved attempts on police officers. Russian special services recruit mostly young people under the age of 20, promising money, but often eliminate the recruits.
The SBU discloses details of the explosion in the Rivne shopping center, where a 21-year-old terrorist attacker was killed. Russians remotely blew up a recruited agent immediately after entering the building, wounding 8 soldiers.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the successful destruction of the Albashneft oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. It also confirmed the destruction of a Russian Buk missile system in the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
Law enforcers detained three Russian agents aged 21-22 who staged a terrorist attack near the shopping center in Pavlohrad. The perpetrators detonated an improvised explosive device for a promised reward from Russian special services.
In Ukraine, for the first time, a court deprived a driver of his license for violating the rules of military registration. Most of these cases are returned due to non-payment of the court fee by the TCC, but successful claims are expected to increase in 2025.
A tank with oil products caught fire in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones. 55 people and 19 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
The Russian Federation and the Russian Orthodox Church systematically violate international humanitarian law in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Religious communities are being forcibly subjugated and the clergy of various denominations are being repressed.
In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, a woman dressed in a military uniform blocked the exit from a distribution center and ran over a police officer. The offender was detained and faces up to 5 years in prison.
The SBU detained a pair of Russian military intelligence agents who were collecting intelligence in Kharkiv region under the guise of animal volunteers. They passed the occupiers the geolocations of military facilities and medical institutions.
The SBU detained two young Russian agents while they were trying to plant explosives near the district police department in Rivne. The attackers planned to detonate the device remotely when many law enforcement officers were nearby.
The SBU Office in Rivne region conducted a special operation to detain two terrorists. The operation took place after the explosion in the Rivne shopping center, which killed one person and injured six others.
Volgograd refinery and Astrakhan gas processing plant were hit. Infrastructure at both facilities was damaged.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that the Volgograd Oil Refinery and Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant were hit on the night of February 3. Damage and fires were reported at both facilities.
A 37-year-old FSB agent was detained in Odesa, collecting data on Ukrainian Armed Forces ships and air defense positions. The offender passed the collected information to the occupiers via a messenger to plan missile attacks.
An explosion occurred at the Rivne Territorial Recruitment Center, killing one person. Six other people were injured, and law enforcement and emergency services are working at the scene.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion to Timur Shahivaliev, CEO of the Alabuga SEZ, for organizing the mass production of kamikaze drones. In 2023, the company produced more than 13 thousand Shaheds for the Russian army.
SBU detained 5 Russian accomplices who tried to create an “insurgency” to destabilize Ukraine.
A Russian agent who planned to blow up the SBU building with 7 kg of explosives was detained in Kyiv. A 22-year-old drug addict from Lviv was recruited via Telegram and installed video surveillance to record the attack.
A 33-year-old man who collected intelligence on military facilities for the FSB was detained in Cherkasy. The offender faces life imprisonment for high treason under martial law.
The SBU opened a criminal investigation into the disclosure of state secrets after a closed meeting between the head of the DIU and MPs. The DIU denied information about Budanov's statements about the threat to Ukraine's existence.
The flow of oil through the Russian port of Ust-Luga has been suspended after a drone attack in early January. The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Political Analysis notes that this indicates a weakening of the Russian oil industry, as the port accounted for 60% of exports.
The SBU detained a regional council deputy and his driver for attempting to organize the murder of an agricultural company owner. The customer planned to take over the victim's business by forging documents after staging a suicide.
The flow of oil through the Russian port of Ust-Luga stopped on January 29 after a Ukrainian drone attack. The port handled about 20% of Russia's maritime oil exports, and repairs to the damaged infrastructure will take at least a month.
Law enforcement officers have identified the Russian military who ordered the air strike on the Kharkiv hypermarket on May 25, 2024. The attack killed 19 people and injured 46.