Ukraine spy chief’s wife recovering after being poisoned Poisoning of Kyrylo Budanov’s wife, Marianna Budanova, suggests Moscow has undercover assets in Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
Ukraine spy chief's wife undergoes treatment for suspected poisoning with heavy metals A spokesperson for Ukraine's spy agency says the wife of Ukraine's intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Ukraine spymaster's wife 'poisoned with heavy metals and in hospital' In Russian media Kyrylo Budanov, who heads the GUR, is a hate figure Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023
How Ukraine’s secret agents re-learned the art of shadow warfare New revelations in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in September 2022 have strengthened the case for Kyiv’s involvement, with a controversial Ukrainian secret agent alleged to have been the brains behind the operation. Although Kyiv continues to deny responsibility, there is little doubt that the Ukrainian intelligence… France 24 · Nov 14, 2023
How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Ukraine says Black Sea gas, oil platforms recaptured from Russian control Ukrainian military intelligence says offshore platforms in Black Sea retaken by Kyiv forces in ‘unique operation’. Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023
Ukraine regains control of strategic Black Sea oil rigs, intelligence service says Recapture of ‘Boyko Towers’ takes Kyiv ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’, GUR says The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023
Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says Moscow has controlled the platforms – which can be used to launch helicopters – since 2015 The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023
Ukrainian special forces seize back gas and oil rigs near Crimea, say intelligence chiefs The elite unit was reported to have come under attack from a Russian fighter jet Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023
Russian military pilot ‘defects’ to Ukraine - and brings helicopter with him Previous reports claimed an Mi-8 helicopter landed in Ukraine ‘after getting lost’ but Kyiv claims it was part of a planned operation The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Ukraine drone strike reportedly destroys Russian supersonic bomber TU-22M3 – used extensively in missile strikes on Ukraine – seen burning in images shared on social media The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023
Russian ex-submarine commander shot dead while running in park Russia’s FSB arrests man, 64, on suspicion of killing Stanislav Rzhitsky, who was accused by Ukraine of deadly strikes in war The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023 Zelenskiy: Russia may be preparing to trigger nuclear plant explosion President cites Ukraine intelligence that Moscow has mined Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and sent away staff
The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 493 of the invasion Ukraine’s counteroffensive hobbled by a lack of firepower, says military chief; Belarus president says Russian nuclear weapons in his country will not be used
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023 Russia reducing military presence and personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine Kyiv claims remaining staff have been told to blame Ukraine for any emergency – having accused Russia of planning a ‘terrorist’ attack at the plant
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023 Russia reducing its presence at nuclear plant, says Ukraine Staff at Zaporizhzhia told to relocate, says Ukrainian intelligence, as Moscow accused of explosion plot
The Independent UK · May 22, 2023 Anti-Putin militia claim to have stormed Russian villages in cross-border raid from Ukraine Attack comes as Kyiv and Moscow trade claims over fate of eastern Ukranian city of Bakhmut
The Independent UK · May 22, 2023 Anti-Putin militia claims to have stormed Russian town in cross-border raid A senior aide to Ukrainian President Zelensky says Kyiv has nothing to do with the incursion – putting it down to Russia’s ‘violent resistance movement’
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2023 Ukraine Evacuates 138 Civilians from Sudan Ukraine has rescued 138 civilians, including its own nationals and citizens of Georgia and Peru, who were trapped by fighting in Sudan, Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday. The GUR military intelligence agency said that it had evacuated 87 citizens of Ukraine, who were mostly aviation specialists - pilots and…
Reuters · Feb 9, 2023 How a band of Ukraine civilians helped seal Russia's biggest defeat Ukrainian intelligence wanted confirmation last autumn that officers of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) overseeing the occupation of Kherson were staying in a small hotel on a back street of the southern port city.
Reuters · Feb 6, 2023 Factbox-Who is Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's potential next defence minister? Kyrylo Budanov, who is expected to become Ukraine's next defence minister, is a young officer who enjoyed a meteoric rise to become military intelligence chief, decorated for his role in operations that mostly remain secret.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 Denys Kireyev was a Ukrainian spy hailed as a hero who saved Kyiv from Russian invaders. So why was he killed for treason? Denys Kireyev seemed like any other wealthy Ukrainian banker, but he was really an undercover spy gathering Russian secrets. Why was he shot dead by fellow intelligence agents?
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022 Ukraine Wins Release of 144 Soldiers in Biggest Prisoner Swap of War Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol's steelworkers, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. The majority of the Ukrainians were badly wounded, suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, blast traumas,…