FSB (Russia's Federal Security Service) Archives

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Analysis

CIA helped forge Ukraine’s broken spy service into Mossad against Putin — now it can’t make them stop

Rebuilt from Soviet wreckage with CIA help, Ukraine's spy agency hunts down Putin's top allies on three continents — crossing every "red line" the White House ever feared to touch.

byDavid Kirichenko

A mural of Donald Trump kissing Vladimir Putin by artist Mindaugas Bonanu in Vilnius, Lithuania (Image: quartz.com)

9 minute read

Hybrid War

Craig Unger: Trump won’t betray Putin after 40 years of Russian money

and will likely surrender Ukraine to keep the relationship profitable, says the investigative journalist who's tracked their connections for a decade.

byAlexander Price

7 minute read

Russian Aggression

Russia offers $ 5,000 for attacks on Ukraine mobilization offices, undercover journalists reveal

Texty exposed FSB efforts to finance sabotage at recruitment centers, arson against Ukrainian military cars, and assassinations.

byYuri Zoria

4 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

The Telegraph: Colombian veterans who fought for Ukraine were kidnapped in Venezuela and handed over to Russia

Their disappearance reveals Putin's global reach and his close cooperation with Maduro's dictatorship.

byBohdan Ben

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

SBU says it thwarted Russian missile strike plot targeting F-16s

The agency says its counterintelligence captured Russian agents gathering coordinates of Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet locations for potential missile strikes on airbases.

byYuri Zoria

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Russian tycoon secretly owned US flight app before FSB connection

A US flight tracking application with millions of users worldwide was purchased by a Russian businessman with close ties to state corporation Rostec.

byMaria Tril

Detainees suspected of Russian-sponsored arson attacks on the Ukrainian Army’s SUVs. Photo: SBU.

4 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine detains more than 450 in Russian-orchestrated arson network

''Set a vehicle on fire, record it, get paid." This simple proposition from Russian intelligence services has lured hundreds of desperate Ukrainians, including children, into becoming domestic saboteurs.

byBenjamin Looijen

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Russian hackers attack WhatsApp to obtain data on Ukraine

Russian hackers are masquerading as US government officials to infiltrate WhatsApp groups of NGOs supporting Ukraine, marking an aggressive shift in cyber warfare tactics that directly targets humanitarian aid networks.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian-born Ukrainian citizen accused of spying in Vinnytsia Oblast

The suspect allegedly gathered information about Ukrainian military units' locations, training facilities, and equipment movements, transmitting coordinates and details through Telegram to Russian handlers.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Military contractor and blogger arrested on suspicion of sharing Ukrainian military locations

SBU detained a 35-year-old female military contractor and a pro-Kremlin blogger in Kharkiv Oblast for allegedly collecting and transmitting sensitive information to FSB.

byYuri Zoria

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

ISW: FSB forces now fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

The deployment of FSB special forces in Kursk Oblast revealed coordination issues within Russia's security apparatus, a recent analysis suggests.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Alleged FSB agent in Odesa detained over railway, military arson plots

SBU detains a local in Odesa, allegedly an FSB agent, accused of plotting arson attacks on military recruitment centers and railway facilities, charged with treason under martial law, facing life imprisonment.

byYuri Zoria

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detains Russian agent.

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

SBU arrests Russian agent caught preparing terrorist attacks in Zaporizhzhia

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) caught a Ukrainian man working for Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) while he was preparing terrorist attacks aimed at Ukraine's Defense Forces servicemen by putting remote-controlled explosives under their vehicles.

byVira Kravchuk

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s security service detains Ukrainian man for guiding Russian missiles at Odesa

The man provided coordinates to Russian forces to strike SBU and prosecutor's office sites in Odesa, driven by a desire for vengeance after a prior conviction.

byVira Kravchuk

4 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

The UK, Italy, Germany, and other states urge Russia not to exploit the Moscow terror attack in its war against Ukraine

In the wake of the devastating terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall that claimed over 133 lives on Friday, world leaders are calling on Russia to exercise restraint and not use the tragedy as a pretext for escalating its war against Ukraine.

byBohdan Ben

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Media: Pro-Russian Bundestag aide unmasked as FSB asset

A German MP’s aide sought over 90,000 euros from his FSB handler to finance legal efforts to limit German arms transfers to Ukraine, a journalistic investigation shows.

byMichelle Bondar

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

SBU arrests suspected FSB agent behind Kyiv missile strikes last New Year’s eve

SBU's operation uncovers Russian agent's involvement in missile attacks on Kyiv, espionage activities, and wartime state betrayal.

byYuri Zoria

12 minute read

Analysis

VSquare: Russian spies still call Brussels home

Kirill Logvinov, Russia's top diplomat to the EU, has continued wining and dining Brussels diplomats despite being identified as a Russian intelligence officer. Logvinov regularly hosts lavish dinners where he spreads anti-Ukrainian propaganda, even as Brussels looks the other way.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Russian and Belarusian special services plotting false flag operation in Belarus

The Ukrainian Center of National Resistance warns that Russia and Belarus could bomb an oil depot to blame Ukraine for a terrorist attack.

bySerge Havrylets

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

ISW: FSB seeks to expand digital surveillance powers in Russia

The FSB’s efforts "are likely part of an attempt to strengthen surveillance measures over the Russian populace and populations in occupied Ukraine," ISW said

byIryna Voichuk

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