Security Service of Ukraine

Five militants who stormed Ukrainian positions in Maryinka and Vuhledar have been served suspicion notices by the Security Service of Ukraine and face life imprisonment.

A 29-year-old Ukrainian citizen was detained in Luhansk on suspicion of involvement in the preparation of an assassination attempt on former SBU officer Vasyl Prozorov, who defected to Russia.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has served suspicion notices to Eduard Atakishchev, deputy director of the Russian-seized Zaporizhzhia NPP, and his subordinate Andriy Horbunov for disconnecting the plant from the Ukrainian power grid and attempting to integrate it into the Russian power grid.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a local resident in Kharkiv who tried to direct Russian air bombs at the base of the Special Forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine by passing coordinates to the enemy.

Starting from April 23, Ukrainian consulates will temporarily suspend all consular services to Ukrainian men of military age, except for the preparation of documents for returning to Ukraine.

The Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv has extended the detention of businessman Ihor Kolomoisky until June 2, 2024, with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 1. 96 billion.

Oil refining in russia has fallen to its lowest level in 11 months due to Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries and large-scale spring flooding in several regions.

A traitor who worked for Russian military intelligence is sentenced to 15 years in prison for collecting data on the Prydniprovska TPP and directing Russian missile strikes against Ukraine's military and energy infrastructure.

President Zelenskyy presented the highest state awards, including the Order of the Golden Star and the Cross of Military Merit, to Ukrainian servicemen and families of fallen heroes for their courage and defense of Ukraine.

The rector of a UOC (MP) church in Khmelnytsky region was detained for praising Putin and spreading Russian fakes during services.

The SBU detained a Russian agent who arrived in Ukraine on the eve of the full-scale invasion under the guise of a salesman and in 2023 began surveillance to identify Ukrainian air defense systems and radars to facilitate Russian air strikes.

The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a Russian FSB agent group in Kherson region, detaining a former MP and his accomplice who were adjusting missile and drone strikes in the region.

The SBU Military Counterintelligence Department destroyed 11 tanks, 24 armored personnel carriers, 36 artillery systems, 4 air defense systems, 21 military vehicles, 35 firing positions and shelters, 4 ammunition and fuel depots, and a long-range radar in Russia using attack drones in coordination with Ukrainian artillery.

The joint operation of the SBU, the GUR and the SSO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted russia's energy infrastructure, which feeds its military-industrial complex, resulting in destruction and disruptions in 8 regions.

President Zelenskyy signs a decree to counteract the negative effects of online gambling by restricting advertising, setting limits, monitoring, blocking illegal sites, and introducing restrictions for military personnel.

The court refused to hold a hearing and extend the detention of former acting commander Roman Chervinsky, raising concerns about possible unlawful actions in his arrest without trial.

Representatives of the Ukrainian media, special services and government agencies held a joint meeting to discuss improving the effectiveness of countering disinformation in the Ukrainian media space, including plans to work with Telegram, Viber and social media platforms.

According to Russian media reports, American Russell Bentley, who fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia, was killed.

Currently, the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine is only 26. 5% staffed, with 1,060 employees out of the 4,000 required by law.

In three months of 2023, the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine returned more than UAH 1 billion to the state budget in criminal proceedings related to tax evasion.

In Kharkiv region, Ukrainian law enforcement officers neutralized a russian agent group that was trying to smuggle classified documents from a local strategic plant to russia. The detainees were notified of suspicion of treason and face life imprisonment.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting on security issues in Donetsk region, inspected the construction of fortifications and visited wounded defenders.

Another pro-Russian political party, the Social Patriotic Assembly of Slavs (SPAS), has been banned in Ukraine. This decision was made by the Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv.

The investigation revealed an extensive network of Russian agents posing as clerics of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and working to destabilize Ukraine by spreading disinformation, blocking legislation against the Moscow Church, and undermining international aid to Ukraine in support of Russia's war.

Thanks to the joint actions of Ukrainian and Polish law enforcement agencies, a Polish citizen who worked for russian special services and planned an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Poland was detained.

The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spreading russian propaganda commissioned by russian special services, including justifying russian war crimes and discrediting the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

The SBU detained an "assistant" of MP Nestor Shufrych, he faces up to 8 years in prison.

A 59-year-old school bus driver from the Kharkiv region collaborated with the Russian occupiers by transporting their troops and weapons on a repainted school bus between the front line and the Russian city of Belgorod.

The court granted bail in the amount of UAH 242,240 to an official of a state-owned enterprise who participated in a criminal scheme that caused UAH 211 million in losses to JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya.

A 29-year-old Russian contract soldier who shot and killed a local resident during the battle for Kyiv will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.