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Yomiuri Shimbun
a day ago
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Ukraine's Security Agency Says It Killed Russian Agents Suspected of Gunning down Its Officer
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's security agency said Sunday it tracked down and killed Russian agents suspected of shooting one of its senior officers to death in the Ukrainian capital. The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said in a statement that the suspected Russian agents were killed in the Kyiv region after they offered resistance to arrest. A video released by the agency showed two bodies lying on the ground. The agency said earlier that a man and a woman were suspected to be involved in Thursday's assassination of Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel, in a bold daylight attack that was caught on surveillance cameras. Media reports claimed that Voronych was involved in covert operations in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine and reportedly helped organize Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region last year. After a series of massive attacks across Ukraine involving hundreds of exploding drones, Russia launched 60 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said. It said 20 of them were shot down and 20 others were jammed. The Ukrainian authorities reported that four civilians were killed and 13 others injured in Russian attacks on the Donetsk and Kherson regions since Saturday.
Novaya Gazeta Europe
a day ago
- Politics
- Novaya Gazeta Europe
Pair of Russian agents suspected of killing Ukrainian security service colonel shot dead in Kyiv — Novaya Gazeta Europe
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has announced the death of two individuals suspected of recently killing a top ranking intelligence colonel, following a special targeted operation in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday. In a video posted to Telegram Sunday, SBU head Vasyl Malyuk accused Russia of deploying an FSB 'agent-combat group' to Ukraine to kill Colonel Ivan Voronych, who was fatally shot five times in Kyiv on Thursday by an unidentified assailant, who then fled the scene in an SUV. Following Voronych's assassination, the SBU says its agents uncovered the location of a male and female FSB operative attempting to 'lie low' in Kyiv and killed both during a special raid after they resisted arrest. According to the SBU, a silenced pistol that was likely used to murder Voronych was discovered at the residence of the suspected FSB agents. 'I want to remind everyone that the only prospect an enemy on the territory of Ukraine has is death,' Malyuk added. On Thursday, The New York Times reported, citing one of Voronych's former colleagues, that Voronych had been a senior officer in the Fifth Directorate, an elite SBU unit responsible for killing a top Russian separatist commander named Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region in 2016. Additionally, several social media posts by Ukrainian politicians and former intelligence officers suggested on Thursday that Voronych had helped found the SBU's Alpha Group, which Russian investigative outlet IStories noted is responsible for countering terror attacks, conducting sabotage in other countries, and protecting Ukrainian government officials.
ITV News
2 days ago
- Politics
- ITV News
Ukraine's security agency says it killed Russian agents suspected of assassinating senior officer
Ukraine 's security agency said it tracked down and killed Russian agents suspected of shooting one of its senior officers to death in the Ukrainian Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement on Sunday that the suspected Russian agents were killed in the Kyiv region after they offered resistance to arrest. A video released by the agency showed two bodies lying on the agency said earlier that a man and a woman were suspected to be involved in Thursday's assassination of Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel, in a bold daylight attack that was caught on surveillance cameras. Media reports claimed that Voronych was involved in covert operations in Russia -occupied territories of Ukraine and reportedly helped organize Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region last a series of massive attacks across Ukraine involving hundreds of exploding drones, Russia launched 60 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said. It said 20 of them were shot down and 20 others were Ukrainian authorities reported that four civilians were killed and 13 others injured in Russian attacks on the Donetsk and Kherson regions since Saturday.
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Russian agents who assassinated Ukrainian colonel shot dead
The security service of Ukraine, or SBU, said in a statement that the suspected Russian agents were killed in the Kyiv region after they offered resistance to arrest. A video released by the agency showed two bodies lying on the ground. The agency said earlier that a man and a woman were suspected to be involved in Thursday's assassination of Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel, in a bold daylight attack that was caught on surveillance cameras. Media reports claimed that Colonel Voronych was involved in covert operations in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine and reportedly helped organise Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region last year. After a series of massive attacks across Ukraine involving hundreds of exploding drones, Russia launched 60 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said. It said 20 of them were shot down and 20 others were jammed. The Ukrainian authorities reported that four civilians had been killed and 13 others injured in Russian attacks on the Donetsk and Kherson regions since Saturday.
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Two Russian FSB Agents Killed After Assassinating Ukraine Spy Colonel: Kyiv
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said on Sunday that it successfully tracked down and "neutralized" two Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agents who were suspected of assassinating Colonel Ivan Voronych, a high-ranking SBU Special Operations Centre officer, in Kyiv on July 10. Newsweek has contacted the SBU, Ukrainian officials, and the FSB on Sunday via email for comment. Why It Matters Colonel Voronych served in the Special Operations Center (Alpha) and led high-risk operations targeting Russian military assets. As reported by RBC-Ukraine, his unit was involved in sabotage operations behind enemy lines and was credited with eliminating high-ranking members of the Russian administration. His assassination marked a significant and brazen escalation in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia that began in February 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the Eastern European nation. What To Know As reported by Newsweek, Voronych was shot dead as he left his home in Kyiv on Thursday morning. A masked gunman approached the senior intelligence officer from a residential parking lot and shot him several times with a silenced handgun before fleeing. According to SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk, the two agents, identified as a man and a woman, were dispatched into Ukraine several days before Voronych was gunned down in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district. Surveillance footage captured the two suspects following Voronych to a firearms cache where they retrieved a suppressed pistol. Around 9 a.m. local time on July 10, they ambushed and fatally shot him. An update posted to the Ukrainian government Telegram channel stated: "The SBU eliminated the killers who killed the Security Service colonel in Kyiv. During a special operation, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine eliminated agents of the Russian special services who, on the instructions of the FSB of the Russian Federation, carried out the murder of the SBU colonel in Kyiv. "The special operation to find the killers of the Ukrainian defender was personally led by the head of the SBU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk. The FSB agent-combat group was routed to Ukraine in advance and three days ago committed the murder of an SBU employee, our brother Colonel Ivan Voronych." SBU and National Police located the pair in Kyiv Oblast during a special operation led personally by Malyuk. When the agents resisted arrest, a gunfight ensued, ending with both suspects being killed in the operation "SBU and National Police officers established their location in the Kyiv region. This morning, a special operation was conducted, during which members of the FSB intelligence and combat group of the Russian Federation began to resist, so they were eliminated," the post said. It went on to say that the head of the Ukrainian special service thanked the employees of the National Police of Ukraine for their professionalism and support, emphasizing that "effective counteraction to Russian special services is a key area of activity for the Security Service." The events were conducted under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the post said. Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine and members of the SBU security service hold an anti-terror drills in Slavyansk, eastern Ukraine, on October 13, 2020. Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine and members of the SBU security service hold an anti-terror drills in Slavyansk, eastern Ukraine, on October 13, 2020. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP viaWhat People Are Saying Head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk, as reported on the Ukrainian government's Telegram channel: "As a result of covert investigative and active counterintelligence activities, the enemy lair was discovered. During the detention, they began to resist, there was a gunfight, so the villains were eliminated. I want to remind you that the enemy's only prospect on the territory of Ukraine is death!" What Happens Next? The killing of two FSB agents in a Ukrainian intelligence operation marks one of the boldest direct actions against Russian operatives inside Ukraine in recent months and raises the stakes in a shadow war defined by high-profile reprisals and covert escalations.
