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Ukraine Intelligence: Russia exploits US-Russia talks for psychological warfare

Ukraine's military intelligence agency exposes Russian special services' campaign to portray Moscow as peace-seeking while undermining Ukraine's international support following the high-level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia.

byOlena Mukhina

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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

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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

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Two arrested in Mykolaiv as Ukraine dismantles Russian espionage ring, SBU says

Ukraine's Security Service say it uncovered a Russian spy network operating in three regions, involving current and former law enforcement officers. Two suspects were arrested in Mykolaiv for gathering intelligence on military positions and critical infrastructure. They face life imprisonment if convicted.

byYuri Zoria

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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

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Three men arrested for spying on Ukrainian target in Germany

Three spies from Ukraine, Armenia, and Russia were taken into custody by German police in Frankfurt am Main on 19 June for allegedly gathering information on behalf of an undisclosed foreign secret service.

byVira Kravchuk

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Ukraine’s Security Service uncovers 11 Russian spy networks in 2024, agency’s chief says

The Head of Ukraine’s Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, emphasized his agency’s focus on employing preemptive strategies and innovative counterintelligence methods to dismantle entire spy networks.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine detains Russian agent planning series of strikes on Sumy Oblast

Russian intelligence recruited the collaborator after finding her pro-Kremlin posts on social media.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine detains two suspected FSB agents gathering intel for strikes on Kyiv TV tower, power plant, military HQ

Kyiv announced the detention of two suspected Russian agents spying on potential missile strike targets like the capital's TV tower, thermal power plant and military units on orders from Moscow's FSB intelligence agency.

byYuri Zoria

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SBU says it caught Russian saboteurs red-handed planting railway explosive

Ukraine's security service says it has detained suspected Russian FSB agents caught planting explosives on a Poltava Oblast railway line used to transport military matériel amid the ongoing war.

byYuri Zoria

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Polish court convicts 14 Ukrainians, Belarusians, Russians of spying for Russia

A court in Lublin, Poland has convicted 14 Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian citizens of spying for Russia. The defendants were sentenced to between 1 year and 6 years in prison for carrying out surveillance and other intelligence tasks.

byYuri Zoria

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Kremlin’s eye: Russian surveillance cameras spied on Ukraine for years

TRASSIR, the covert Russian surveillance system, poses a risk to Ukraine's security, with concerns rising about potential military intelligence gathered through these cameras and transmitted to Moscow.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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“You are very special.” How Russians cultivate their agents in the West

Russian intelligence employs a patient, meticulous approach in cultivating assets, playing long games spanning decades. Defectors reveal files from the 1970s and 80s, exposing the depth of this Cold War-era cultivation strategy.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Not only Merkel and Schroeder: Germany’s Russia problem runs deep despite war in Ukraine

The German parliament, Bundestag, is a ‘theme park’ for spies, as German intelligence services are ‘castrated’ by numerous control mechanisms, an American expert highlights.

byYevheniia Martyniuk