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President Zelensky authorized new SBU operations against Russian aggression and approved measures to remove personnel who 'work for themselves, not for Ukraine.' The decision follows a 40-day operation approved in late June.

Ukraine claimed to have conducted a drone attack targeting an aircraft plant in occupied Crimea, a strategic Black Sea port, and a major oil refinery. The attacks occurred alongside strikes on Wildberries logistics hubs and drone alerts in multiple Russian regions.

A second car explosion occurred in Odesa on Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring a passenger. The SBU classified an earlier car explosion that day as a terrorist attack.

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Poklad as acting head of the SBU and Serhiy Beskrestnov as a presidential advisor on technological defense development. Beskrestnov declined a role in the new Ministry of Defense due to professional ties with ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The appointments follow a government reshuffle, including Yevhen Khmara as acting defense minister and Serhiy Koretsky as prime minister.

Ukraine's SBU destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber at Russia’s Engels air base using an 800-km drone strike. President Zelensky described the operation as a successful 'long-range sanction' against the aircraft used in missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov with spy chief Yevhenii Khmara amid a conflict between Fedorov and Army Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi. Fedorov accused Syrskyi of blocking reforms and favoring traditional military methods, while Syrskyi criticized Fedorov for undermining unity.

The SBU reported that Russian intelligence is impersonating Ukrainian law enforcement to recruit civilians for sabotage and terrorist attacks. Methods include fake summonses, stolen personal data, and blackmail to pressure individuals into illegal activities like arson and surveillance. Dozens of such attempts have been uncovered in 2026.

Ukraine is using naval drones like the Sea Baby and Magura as launch platforms for fiber-optic guided FPV attack drones, extending its strike range beyond the Black Sea coast. The technology, developed by Ukraine’s SBU and GUR, has been tested in attacks on Russian ports and adopted by U.S. forces in Indo-Pacific exercises.

Ukraine's SBU reported a Russian cyber operation using fake tech-support workers to steal credentials for messaging apps. The breach involved social engineering tactics targeting messaging account access.

A top FSB mole inside Ukraine's SBU received a life sentence after being monitored and used to pass disinformation to Russia's FSB before his 2025 arrest.

The SBU claims to have obtained a Russian internal document indicating no Ukrainian drones were present during a strike on a Belarusian youth football team bus in Russia’s Bryansk region. The agency suggests the attack may have been orchestrated by Russian special services as a false flag operation.

Ukraine's SBU security service claimed an attack that caused fires at Russia's Tamanneftegaz terminal, indicating continued targeting of Russian energy infrastructure.

SBU has foiled planned terrorist attacks in Kharkiv by detaining an alleged FSB agent who prepared over 12 kg of explosives for remote detonation in crowded areas. The suspect was arrested during a video call with a Russian handler and faces up to 12 years in prison.

Zelensky honored SBU officers for their role in Operation 'Spiderweb', a drone strike that damaged 41 Russian military aircraft. The mission is part of Ukraine's effort to weaken Russia's strategic aviation capabilities using precise, lower-cost systems.

Ukraine’s SBU, HUR, and Navy dismantled a Black Sea smuggling route used to transport weapons and Russian-made drones disguised as cigarette shipments from occupied Abkhazia. Four suspects were detained during a year-long operation that uncovered an FSB-linked plot to deliver an armed UAV to Odesa.

The SBU detained a Russian agent and killed a Russian soldier during a counterintelligence operation near Lyman in the Donetsk region. The detained woman faces treason charges and potential life imprisonment for allegedly providing Ukrainian troop coordinates for strikes.

A targeted car bombing in Odesa's Primorskyi district injured two people and caused significant damage. The SBU is investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act.

Russia has reportedly used uranium-armed missiles in strikes against Ukraine, causing radiation spikes near impact sites. Ukrainian security forces including the SBU and State Emergency Service recovered a contaminated warhead near Kamak village and transported it to a radioactive waste storage facility.

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and the SBU claim to have successfully struck a Russian drone training and production facility in occupied Donetsk, destroying equipment, vehicles, and ammunition while killing personnel. The operation reportedly caused significant disruption to Russian UAV training and logistics operations supporting frontline units.

Ukraine's SBU security service reported finding depleted uranium in a Russian Geran-2 drone missile used in an attack on the Chernihiv region. Elevated radiation levels were detected on debris from the strike, leading to civilian warnings and a formal investigation into potential war crimes related to radioactive contamination.