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☆ Ukrainian sabotage of Crimea bridge 'overturns' naval operations -intelligence head
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Newly appointed Head of the Ukraine's State Security Service Vasyl Maliuk looks on during a session of Ukrainian parliament, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 7, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian sea drone attack on Russia's Crimean bridge in July had "overturned" naval operations and forced Moscow to resort to ferries to move weaponry, the head of Ukraine's main intelligence agency said in a video broadcast on Friday. "We have practically overturned the philosophy of naval operations," Maliuk said in the first of a series of televised documentaries entitled "SBU, the Special Operations of Victory." Traffic has since been operating on the bridge, though Russian officials say repair work is still proceeding. Zelenskiy said this month that Ukraine has seized the initiative from Russia in the Black Sea and, thanks to the use of naval drones, forced Russia's naval fleet and warships to pull back.

Persons: Ukraine's State Security Service Vasyl Maliuk, Vasyl Maliuk, Maliuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Josie Kao Organizations: Ukraine's State Security Service, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Security Service of Ukraine, Black, Fleet, Thomson Locations: Ukraine's, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Sevastopol

The statement said the lawmaker “carried out information-subversive activities in favor of the Russian Federation” intended to destabilize and discredit Ukraine. When Giuliani went to Ukraine in 2019 to try to dig up dirt on then-candidate Biden and his son Hunter Biden, Dubinsky was one of the people he met with. Giuliani traveled to Ukraine in December 2019 to meet with several Ukrainian officials in an effort to defend Trump against House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. The US and Ukrainian governments have now both said these three Ukrainian officials participated in the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere with the 2020 US election. They also promoted the untrue conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 US presidential election to undermine Trump, contrasting with the reality that Russia meddled to help Trump win.

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☆ Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine says its sea drones hit and sank two Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ships. Ukraine has relied on its fleet of explosive drone boats to trouble Russian ships in the Black Sea. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's explosive sea drones have struck again, and this time, Kyiv says they struck and sank two ships belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet (BSF). The hit has again raised questions about Russia's ability to protect its Black Sea Fleet from Ukraine. Elsewhere in the Black Sea this week, a Russian anti-radar missile slammed into a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, killing one person and injuring four more.

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☆ A pro-Russian former Ukrainian lawmaker who was lined up to be Putin's puppet leader in Kyiv was shot in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleg Tsaryov, 53, was shot in Crimea. He was thought to be in line to lead a puppet government for Vladimir Putin in Kyiv. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA former Ukrainian lawmaker who was tipped to be in line to lead a puppet government in Ukraine for Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot in Crimea.

Persons: Oleg Tsaryov, Vladimir Putin, —, Oleg Tsaryov's, Oleg, Tsaryov, Stanislav Rzhitsky, Vladlen Tatarsky, I'm Organizations: The Security Service, Service, Kyiv, Putin, Financial Times, Reuters, CIA, Washington Post Locations: Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Krasnodar, St . Petersburg, Yalta

Oleg Tsaryov, a Ukrainian politician supporting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, attends a news conference dedicated to a new law on the battle flag of Novorossiya (New Russia) in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, August 22, 2014. A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) intelligence agency said the shooting was a special operation conducted by the agency. The source gave few details of the operation but described Tsaryov as an "absolutely legal target". The attack took place in Yalta in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Tsaryov, who runs hotels in Crimea, said Reuters' account had "very little to do with reality".

Persons: Oleg Tsaryov, Maxim, Ally, Russia's, Oleg, Vladimir Rogov, Tsaryov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Andriy Yusov, Darya Dugina, Vladlen Tatarsky, Stanislav Rzhitsky, Rzhitsky, Tom Balmforth, Yuliia, Giles Elgood, Ron Popeski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Donetsk People's Republic, New Russia, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Yalta, Crimea, Russian, United States

☆ Here's the 'experimental' sea drone, called the 'Sea Baby,' that Ukraine claims has carried almost 1,900 pounds of explosives and has been attacking Russia's Black Sea Fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine intelligence officials claim that an experimental sea drone hit two Russian military ships. The drone has been dubbed the "Sea Baby," an invention of Ukraine's security services. The drone is called the "Sea Baby," which officials in Ukraine have now claimed is behind at least three covert drone operations against Russia. AdvertisementAdvertisementAround mid-September Ukrainian sources said that the sea drone attacked a small Russian missile ship that was part of the Black Sea Fleet. The other sea drone that Ukraine developed, with a 300-kg payload, can hit targets 500 miles away, CNN reported.

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☆ Ukraine accuses two men of helping guide missile that killed dozens in Hroza village
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine's domestic intelligence service on Wednesday accused two villagers who fled to Russia of helping guide a missile strike that killed dozens of people, mostly civilians, at a soldiers' wake in the Ukrainian village of Hroza. The Oct. 5 strike was the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year, and one of the worst since Russia invaded in February 2022. The SBU said the men fled to Russia shortly before Ukraine regained control of the village in September last year. After this, the agency said the men continued to work for Russia by building a network of informants in Ukraine. When Reuters visited the village last Friday, two residents said that SBU officials had visited the village and checked residents' phones after the attack.

Persons: Thomas Peter, Dmitry Peskov, SBU, verity, Max Hunder, Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Ukrainian, Security Service of Ukraine, Defence Forces, Thomson Locations: Hroza, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Moscow

☆ Ukraine said it intercepted a call from a Russian soldier saying his unit was staging combat videos to make it look like they're fighting better than they actually are
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate said it intercepted a Russian soldier's call home. In translated audio, the soldier said his unit staged videos to make it appear like they were fighting well. Ukraine has frequently said it intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers since the invasion in February 2022. The outlet said the calls showed Russian soldiers complaining about heavy losses and lousy gear. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn June, the SBU also said it intercepted a call in which a Russian soldier admitted it was Russian forces that destroyed the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Fedor Bondarchuk, Oleksandr Vynogradov Organizations: Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate, Service, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, 9th, Reuters, Security Service of Ukraine Locations: Ukraine's, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine struck one of Russia's most treasured air-defense systems on Wednesday, reports said. It would be the first time Ukrainian forces hit an S-400 system in Russia's own territory. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile Ukraine has previously destroyed a similar system in occupied Crimea, this would be the first time it struck an S-400 system in mainland Russia. However, it did not say whether an S-400 system was damaged. Russia's S-400 mobile long-range surface-to-air system that includes truck-mounted radars, a mobile command post, and multiple missile launch platforms.

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☆ Ukraine strikes Russian air defence complex near Belgorod with drones - Kyiv source
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine carried out a drone attack on the western Russian region of Belgorod overnight and hit an S-400 air defence complex and its radar, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told Reuters on Wednesday. Russia's defence ministry said earlier on Wednesday that it had downed 31 drones launched by Kyiv overnight over the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk, but reported no casualties or damage. The SBU source pointed to videos posted online by Russian nationals showing what he said were 20 explosions at the location of the air defence system and its radar near the city of Belgorod. Ukraine has tried to step up its attacks on Russian air defences in recent months. The source said it was the second time the SBU had struck a "Triumf" air defence system since Sept. 14.

Persons: Tom Balmforth, Timothy Heritage, Peter Graff Organizations: Security Service of Ukraine, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Russia, Crimea, Kyiv

☆ Russia picked the Black Sea naval fight it's now losing to Ukraine, which doesn't even have a fleet of its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kyiv's forces have used these weapons to increase attacks on high-profile Black Sea Fleet targets. Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. A little over a week after the shipyard attack, Ukraine bombarded the nearby headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet during a meeting of Russia's naval leadership. Russia has also seemingly demonstrated poor judgment in assessing Ukraine's capacity to actually carry out such impactful strikes on Black Sea Fleet targets, Harvey said. "The Ukrainians are learning to adapt to a maritime theater and having a significant impact on the Black Sea Fleet without having a fleet," he said.

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☆ Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold key intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian resistance fighters. Then the headquarters blew up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian officers reportedly leaked sensitive intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian partisans. Ukrainian later targeted the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in a huge missile strike last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter missing their anticipated salary payments, Russian officers decided to leak sensitive information about Moscow's Black Sea Fleet to a Ukrainian partisan movement. It is not clear how much money was offered to the Russian officers, nor are the identities of these officers known. ATESH said they had access to activities of the Black Sea Fleet's leadership though.

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☆ Ukraine's sea drones can damage Russian warships even if they don't directly hit them, Ukrainian spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine reported an attack by drones on two warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine's spy chief says that even if the drones are blown up near the ship, they can cause damage. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine claimed on Thursday that it had also used sea drones to carry out a successful attack on two Russian warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine has frequently utilized sea drones in its fight against Putin's forces. The country recently used an experimental sea drone to target a Russian missile ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, Ukrainian sources claimed.

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☆ An experimental sea drone was used to damage a Russian missile ship, Ukrainian sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian sources say they used an experimental drone called Sea Baby to strike a Russian missile ship. The attack took place off the coast of occupied Crimea, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Russia confirmed that an attack took place but said it was repelled. The attack on the Samum missile ship took place on Thursday off Sevastopol Bay amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian sources confirmed the attack to Reuters and Ukrainian media, claiming that a sea drone had hit the rear of the ship and caused "significant damage."

Persons: Vasyl Maliuk Organizations: Service, Fleet, Defense Express, The Security Service of Ukraine, New Locations: Russian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine security agency confirms new allegations against magnate Kolomoisky
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky appears at a court session about a preventive measure against him, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky has been served with notice of a third set of allegations following his detention on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Friday. Kolomoisky is suspected of having set up an organised group, which comprised employees of the bank, to obtain the funds from 2013 to 2014, it said. Reuters could not immediately reach Kolomoisky or his lawyers for comment on the new allegations. Zelenskiy is trying to root our corruption and restrict the influence of business magnates as Ukraine strives for membership of the European Union.

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☆ Why has Ukraine stepped up its strikes on occupied Crimea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Ukraine has ramped up missile and drone strikes on occupied Crimea in recent weeks, as it attempts to land both strategic and symbolic blows against Russian forces that annexed the peninsula in 2014. The next night, Russian air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The shift in focus to Crimea occurred after Russia allowed the Black Sea Grain Initiative to lapse in July. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has since resumed its blockade of Ukraine’s ports, preventing vital grain exports and threatening global food security. Symbolic valueYet the strikes on Crimea also have huge symbolic value and are intended to damage Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige.

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☆ Ukraine's drones rain leaflets on occupied territory telling its citizens to boycott Putin's 'election farce'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Resistance efforts have included blowing up a polling station and mass distributing leaflets via drones calling on people to ignore the elections. Russia is holding elections this weekend in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea, The Guardian reports. Interventions to sabotage the elections have included Ukraine's Security Service blowing up a polling station in Zaporizhzhia with drones. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Elections here ended prematurely," a Security Service of Ukraine source told the Kyiv Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt least 3,000 Ukrainians in the Zaporizhzhia region are said to be implicated in helping Russians with the pseudo-elections, The Kyiv Post cites from authorities.

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☆ 5 costly mistakes the Russian military has made since it invaded Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Coverage of the grueling conflict has, in part, been characterized by a litany of Russian military mistakes that began early and continue to crop up. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: VIDEO: Why Russia's military is failing so far in UkraineHere are 5 military mistakes Russia has made since February 24, 2022. Putin vowed Russian troops would take the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv within a matter of days. AdvertisementAdvertisementA man wearing a Ukrainian flag visits an avenue where destroyed Russian military vehicles have been displayed ahead of Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. There are several examples throughout the war of Russian troops and leaders harming their own side.

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☆ Even an ex-spy is concerned Ukraine's assassination squads are going too far
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-spy Valentin Nalivaychenko said even he's concerned Ukraine's assassinations are going too far. He told The Economist Ukraine's "security services shouldn't do things just because they can." Ukraine is tight-lipped, but assassinations in occupied territory and Russia have cropped up over the war. But now, even a Ukrainian ex-spy is concerned the country's assassination squads are going too far. Ukraine's network of spies has supposedly ramped up its attacks, especially on pro-war propagandists far from the front lines.

Persons: Valentin Nalivaychenko, Nalivaychenko, Geenral, Budanov, Darya Dugina, Alexander Dugin —, Dugin Organizations: Service, Security Service, The New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russian, Krasnodar, Vinnytsia, St . Petersburg

☆ Ukrainian intercepts show Russian soldiers’ anger at losses, disarray
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Story contains strong languageUkraine’s counteroffensive was in its second month when Andrey, a Russian soldier, called his wife to say his unit was taking heavy casualties. The expletive-laden intercepts, shared with Reuters by a Ukrainian intelligence source, provide a rare - albeit partial - glimpse into the conditions of some Russian soldiers as Kyiv prosecuted a major counteroffensive, which started in early June, two military analysts told Reuters. Ukraine has acknowledged that its efforts to recapture territory have been hindered by vast Russian minefields and well-prepared defensive lines. The Ukrainian intelligence source said they illustrated the challenges facing Russian soldiers but did not elaborate on how the recordings were selected. In the excerpts, several soldiers used profane language to describe Russian units that had taken heavy casualties and had been unable to retrieve their wounded.

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CNN —One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has been arrested in a fraud investigation, state media in the country are reporting. A Kyiv court on Saturday ordered Ihor Kolomoisky, a key supporter of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 2019 presidential campaign, to 60 days in pre-trial detention while authorities investigate fraud charges against him, reported Ukrinform. Kolomoisky’s media and banking businesses have made him one of the richest men in Ukraine. Video and photos showed Kolomoisky being led away from the district court in Kyiv. Earlier this year Zelensky fired a slew of senior Ukrainian officials over a corruption scandal linked to the procurement of war-time supplies.

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☆ Ukraine names powerful businessman Kolomoisky suspect in fraud probe - SBU
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky speaks with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Prosecutor General's Office officers at an unknown location, in this picture released on September 2, 2023. Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state security officials named powerful businessman Ihor Kolomoisky as a suspect in a fraud and money laundering case, the SBU security service said on Saturday. The security service published pictures of a group of detectives at the door of his home, with Kolomoisky receiving and signing documents. The United States sanctioned Kolomoisky in 2021 "due to his involvement in significant corruption". U.S. authorities have also alleged Kolomoiskiy and a business partner laundered stolen funds through the United States.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kolomoisky, laundered, Kolomoiskiy, Olena, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Service of Ukraine, General's, Security Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russia's, United, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Handout, United States

[1/3] Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky speaks with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Prosecutor General's Office officers at an unknown location, in this picture released on September 2, 2023. Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's main security agency accused tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky of fraud and money laundering on Saturday, naming one of the country's most prominent businessmen a suspect in a criminal investigation. "It was established that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoisky legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under (his) control," the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a statement. CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPTIONDuring the war, Zelenskiy has been keen to stress Ukraine's crackdown on corruption as Kyiv has applied to join the European Union. U.S. authorities have also alleged Kolomoisky and a business partner laundered stolen funds through the United States.

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The attacks are forcing Russian tourists to reconsider their plans. Popular destinationCrimea has always been popular with Russian tourists, many of whom remember vacationing there during Soviet times. After Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number of countries closed their doors to Russian tourists. Crimea suddenly became one of the few sunny beach destinations Russian tourists could still visit without having to spend a lot of money. The attack was frightening enough to scare away many of the Russian tourists who had still been planning to come.

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☆ Russian-backed general admits his troops 'cannot win' against Ukraine and suggests freezing the front line where it is
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion, said his troops "cannot win" against Ukraine. The Vostok Battalion was forced to surrender a key Ukrainian village earlier this month. In a lengthy Telegram post on Thursday, Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion fighting in southern Ukraine, predicted a stalemate between the two sides. He left that post in 2014 and has been commanding troops in the Donbas region ever since. In December, Khodakovsky suggested that the only way Russia could win the war is by using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Post.

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