The agency was established from the existing intelligence assets of the Kyiv, Odesa and Carpathian military districts [2] of the Soviet Armed Forces and its Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine.

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба зовнішньої розвідки України, romanized: Sluzhba zovnishn’oyi rozvidky Ukrayiny) or SZRU is an intelligence agency of the Ukrainian government.

Jan 17, 2025 · Some have alleged the CIA partnership with Ukrainian intelligence was a provocation to Putin, giving him a pretext for the war.

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 Contest to Decrypt the Phrase on the Commemorative Coin “The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine” Has Been Announced The cipher of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the code word chosen by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine were used for encrypting.

Since March 26, 2024 – Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. (Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 189/2024). Decorated with state awards: Order of Danylo Halytskyi.

After the declaration of Ukraine’s Independence in 1991, in order to inform the top leadership of Ukraine about current issues in the interests of national security, the Main Directorate of Intelligence was established as part of the National Security Service of Ukraine.

Dec 30, 2021 · Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov and Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleksandr Lytvynenko made reports on external threats, including the situation around Ukraine's state border and the nature of possible security challenges.

Nov 13, 2024 · By using the methodology provided to reform intelligence in new democracies, it analyzes the institutional changes within the intelligence services and the initiatives aiming to enforce coordination, improve professionalism, transparency, and trust—as crucial norms for intelligence under democracy.

3 days ago · Ukraine's national security, defence and intelligence committee has put the finishing touches to a new bill strengthening counterintelligence, which remains the SBU's responsibility but will in future come under closer official scrutiny.