While the Russian Ministry of Defence is fabricating nonsense about the SSU (this time that the SSU ‘plans to disguise its employees occupiers’ uniform and arrange execution of local population in Odesa region’), the SSU is working effectively. We respond to fakes with real outcomes of our activity, which are very annoying for the enemy.

Our staff not only defend Ukraine with weapons in hands, but also counteract to the enemy’s sabotage and reconnaissance activity. Over the last few days, the SSU exposed two traitors-collaborators in a railway company, neutralized a group of FSB sleeper agents in Dnipropetrovsk region and detained an official from the Crimea.

In a special operation, the SSU detained one of the heads of a unit of Donetsk Railway, who had been recruited by the occupiers. Following their instructions, he was to collect data on movement of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and location of Ukrainian checkpoints.

Another collaborator was caught in Kyiv. He turned out to be an official of Ukrzaliznytsia's central office. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression, he called on his colleagues to support the occupiers. In particular, he sent propaganda material through messenger apps to the company’s employees.

In addition, during temporary occupation of Irpen, Bucha and Vorzel, the man helped the invaders navigate the area for equipping positions and looting.

In Dnipro:

The SSU special purpose unit detained a sabotage group of FSB sleeper agents that included three locals. Supervised by the enemy’s special services, they conducted sabotage and reconnaissance in the region.

The agents told the investigation that their group had been formed in 2015 and was not active until now. From time to time, they carried out rare instructions of the FSB.

Recently, the enemy activated them and tasked to closely monitor critical and military infrastructure, as well as commit arson of premises of patriotic civilian organizations to create a ‘picture’ needed for the Russian media.

Their last tasks were to infiltrate the ranks of local Territorial Defence units and obtain data on functioning of staffs of the National Guard and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Despite the cover story, the SSU exposed them in time.

In Lviv region:

The SSU detained an official of one of the ‘ministries’ of the temporarily occupied Crimea, who contributed to the establishment of Russian occupation authorities on the peninsula. She publicly supported Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the crimes of the Russian military.

According to the woman, she ‘came to Lviv due to family circumstances’ and did not expect to be identified. However, thanks to the SSU, she will be held accountable for her actions.

In Luhansk region:

The SSU detained an agent whom Russia had sent to Ukraine a week before the war. The agent is a man who has just been released from Russian pre-trial detention center. The occupying forces did not come up with anything better than send him to the Joint Forces Operation area. He was to conduct reconnaissance of the area and photograph positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

All the suspects have been detained. The SSU is working to establish the entire chain of those involved and bring them to justice.