SSU uncovers arsenal of firearms with thermal imagers close to border with Russia and Belarus
The SSU is counteracting to illicit trafficking in weapons. In Chernihiv region, the SSU has uncovered a hidden arsenal of unregistered firearms.
The SSU is counteracting to illicit trafficking in weapons. In Chernihiv region, the SSU has uncovered a hidden arsenal of unregistered firearms.
The SSU Head Ivan Bakanov congratulated the staff of the Military Medical Department of the Security Service of Ukraine on its 30th anniversary and presented awards.
The SSU has taken part in multi-stage interagency special drills to combat illegal migration. The exercise was conducted in Zhytomyr region near the state border with Belarus.
The Main Investigation Department of the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings on actions aimed at takeover of state power.
In one of the district councils of Kyiv region, the SSU exposed a large-scale scheme of extorting money from citizens for assistance related to land. The officials’ intermediary was detained after receiving a bribe of USD 45,000.
The SSU dismantled a transnational criminal group that stole money from the EU citizens to further use the funds in drug trafficking. Preliminary findings indicate that the offenders caused millions of Euros in losses.
A militant of the so called ‘DNR’, detained earlier by the SSU Counterintelligence, who in 2014 killed wounded Ukrainian servicemen, was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
The SSU Main Internal Security Directorate is reinforcing anti-corruption activities within the Service. The initiative is aimed at increasing staff awareness and skills in counteraction to corruption.
In November 2021, the SSU Cyber Security Situation Center stopped and contained 53 cyberattacks against information systems of state institutions. That was the outcome of direct analysis of over 31,000 critical information security events detected in the reporting month.