Education and training

Odesa city welcomes SBU championship in practical shooting

The annual SBU Championship in practical shooting was held in Odesa city.

Counterintelligence | Counterterrorism

SBU CI detains FSB agent on attempt to commit sabotage at critical infrastructure facility (video)

The SBU CI officers stopped reconnaissance and subversive activity by FSB agent that provided military information to the enemy, and tried to blow up a critical infrastructure facility located in Rivne region.

Education and training

Kharkiv city: cadets of National Law University take oath of allegiance to Ukrainian people

Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Yakushev took part in the swearing-in ceremony by cadets of the SBU Judicial Institute of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in Kharkiv city.

State security

SBU blocks large-scale marijuana trafficking in JSO area

In the JFO area, SBU exposed drug laboratories that cultivated and processed elite breeds of marijuana.

Center of Special Operations “A” | Education and training | Counterterrorism

Mariupol city: SBU conducts regular anti-terrorist drills

In the JFO area, the Coordination Group of the Anti-Terrorist Center of SBU Donetsk and Luhansk Regional Office held the planned anti-terrorist trainings. The final stage of training took place in the marine waters of Mariupol.

State security | Anti-corruption

SBU exposes large-scale corruption by officers of Polissya customs office during customs clearance of vehicles (video)

Within the initiated criminal proceedings, SBU operatives and investigators established that the defendants carried out customs clearance, significantly underestimating the vehicles’ cost. According to preliminary estimates, the illegal activities of customs officers caused losses to the state of almost UAH 103 million (USD 3.7 million).

State security

Cherkasy region: SBU uncovers prosecutor and official of National Police on “shielding" illegal gambling business (video)

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a corrupt head of the Smiliansk local Prosecutor's Office on receiving over UAH 50,000 (USD 1,786)

Cyber security

Poltava and Odesa: SBU exposes separatist Internet agitprops

The SBU cyber specialists blocked anti-Ukrainian activities of two Internet agitprops in Poltava and Odesa cities.

Counterintelligence

Donetsk region: SBU CI stops legalization of “DNR” militants

In Donetsk region, SBU CI uncovered and blocked illegal legalization of the “DNR” militants by the officials of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.

State security

Chernihiv region: SBU exposes illegal weapon production and processing

In Chernihiv region, the SBU exposed an underground workshop for production, processing and repair of firearms.

State security | Counterterrorism

Kyiv city: SBU detains ISIS militant

In Kyiv city, SBU detained a leader of the Islamic State international terrorist organization, who is on the Interpol’s wanted list.

SSU reform

Serhii Pun: It is impossible to deprive SBU of law enforcement functions and pre-trial investigation without amendments to Constitution

Without amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution it is impossible to deprive the SBU of law enforcement and pre-trial investigation functions at this stage of the reform. This was stated in the air of a television channel by Deputy Head of the SBU Reformation Serhii Pun.