Head of security services of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk: 'Today, we are not just building a renewed SBU but protecting democratic values, including freedom of speech and media independence. Ukraine’s SBU security service said an employee of one of its regional departments was among those held, along with former officials from Kyiv’s GUR military intelligence agency and foreign intelligence service. The spy network was allegedly co-ordinated by a member of Russia’s FSB security service in Crimea, which the Kremlin annexed in 2014. “According to the investigation, the FSB recruited members of the group using, among other things, threats to kill their families. In addition, for each completed task, the perpetrators received funds from the Russian Federation,” the SBU said.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2024 15:55 UTC