The events on the EU - Belarus border are part of hybrid warfare, and the Security Service is taking a full range of measures to prevent a similar scenario in Ukraine. This was stated by the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Ivan Bakanov after an interagency meeting on state border protection in Lutsk.
The SSU and the SBI investigators have notified the ex-Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine (2014 – 2016) of suspicion of assisting a terrorist organization.
The Counterterrorism Center at the SSU conducted an interagency special tactical exercise in Kyiv. Security agencies practiced responding to a terrorist threat at the Expocenter of Ukraine National Complex.
The SSU exposed criminal networks on counterfeiting and selling fake COVID-certificates and PCR tests. The illegal activities were disrupted in Kyiv, Lviv and Rivne regions. In total, offenders issued over 10,000 fakes.
Improving professional education and research capabilities in the context of the SSU reform is an important element for high-quality staffing of the Service. This was discussed during the workshop The SSU Reform: Expert View on its Perspectives and Problems organized by the Juridical Personnel Training Institute for the SSU of the Yaroslav the Wise National Law University and the OSCE.
In Kharkiv, the SSU CI detained a foreigner wanted by Interpol. The individual is suspected of committing terrorism-related crimes.
The SSU Counterintelligence exposed a channel for illegal transportation of military aircraft components across the border.
The SSU Counterintelligence prevented theft of parts intended for repair of military equipment in the JFO area. The offenders attempted to sell them illegally from the storehouses of the SE Mykolaiv Armored Plant. A lack of such spare parts could affect defence capabilities of Ukraine amidst the armed conflict with the aggressor country.
The SSU is acting to uncover weapon caches of the so-called ‘L/DNR’ IAFs. Such a site has been found in Luhansk region with munitions hidden underground.
In Kyiv, the SSU dismantled a criminal group engaged in transit trafficking of large consignments of anabolic steroids via Ukraine to the EU.