The SSU systematically prevents and counters threats to state security in eastern Ukraine. Since early 2021, 9 so-called LNR and DNR militants involved in the shelling of Ukrainian military positions have been detained near the contact line.

Moreover, SSU discovered 53 enemy caches and seized hundreds of kilograms of explosives.

Allegedly, the caches were equipped by the militants to commit sabotage in the region.

190 online agents acting in the interests of the Russian special services were exposed. The perpetrators called for the seizure of the state power and the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

In Luhansk region, SSU CI officers detained an agent of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. The perpetrator gathered intelligence in the JFO area.  

In September, a so-called LNR militant was detained. In 2014, he took part in the storming and seizure of the SSU Office in Luhansk region.

The perpetrator received a suspicion notice and was held in custody.

In Donetsk region, a militant of a IAF tank unit was exposed. The detainee was involved in the shelling of Ukrainian military positions.

The SSU blocked a network of hostile online agents in Mariupol. The perpetrators called for the aggressive war and the change of the state border. They used social media banned in Ukraine to spread misinformation.

Investigative actions are underway to prosecute other persons involved in crimes against the national security of Ukraine.