The Security Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба безпеки України, romanized: Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy [ˈsɫuʒbɐ bezˈpɛke ʊkrɐˈjine]; abbreviated as SBU [a] or SSU) is the main internal security agency of the Ukrainian government.

The Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bespeky Ukrayiny, or SBU) is a law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the state security of Ukraine.

Mar 25, 2024 · Kyiv Post’s sources within the Security Service of Ukraine have confirmed that two ballistic missiles were launched from Russian-occupied Crimea toward Kyiv on Monday and were aimed at the SBU offices.

Feb 18, 2024 · The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) is the country’s primary intelligence, law enforcement, and security agency. It is also commonly known as the SBU, a transliterated acronym from the original Ukrainian Cyrillic. The SBU fulfils a multitude of functions ranging from ensuring state security to intelligence collection.

Dec 17, 2024 · It is the highest-profile killing of a Russian military official outside the front line. A source from inside Ukraine's security service says that they were behind the attack, which...

Sep 6, 2023 · But on Feb. 24, 2022, members of that agency — Ukraine's Security Service, or the SBU — took on another role: physically hauling important servers and technical infrastructure away from Kyiv...

Sep 2, 2024 · At a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), has confirmed that the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) had raised no objections to the appointment of the controversial Captain 1st Rank Roman Hladkyi ...

Jun 25, 2021 · The IAG believes that the SSU needs to undergo substantial reform to become a modern, European security service that is more capable of protecting Ukraine from internal and external threats, notably from Russia.

The main internal security agency of the Ukrainian government, responsible for counter-intelligence, combating organized crime, and tackling terrorism. It operates directly under the authority of the President of Ukraine.

Mar 1, 2021 · The Ukrainian parliament recently passed the first reading of a bill to reform the Security Service of Ukraine, known as the SBU. This is a crucial step in efforts to remake the SBU into a modern security service guided by Western democratic standards.