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Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine says suspected Russian FSB assassins killed in Kyiv region
Russian secret service agents were killed on Sunday in the Kyiv region during an operation by Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency to arrest them on suspicion of having shot dead an SBU colonel last week, Ukraine said. Developing
Japan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Times
Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv as assailant flees
A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv's police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that "measures are being taken to detain him." The slain agent was a colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an official said. The SBU, a sprawling domestic spy agency that has thousands of staff, said it had opened a criminal investigation into the murder of one of its employees in Kyiv's southern Holosiivskyi district. It did not identify him. The agency's remit covers security and counterintelligence, but since Russia's 2022 invasion it has also played a prominent role in special operations against Moscow, including assassinations and sabotage attacks. Those include an extraordinary drone operation, code-named Spider's Web, that targeted Russian strategic aircraft at bases hundreds of miles from Ukraine, and the assassination of a top Russian general in Moscow using a bomb hidden in a scooter. Neither the SBU nor the police mentioned possible motives for the killing in Kyiv. "The Security Service and the National Police are taking a comprehensive set of measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the SBU said in a statement. Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda cited a source saying the assailant fired five rounds from a pistol. It identified his victim as Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel. Some pro-Kremlin military bloggers cheered the death of the colonel. Alexander Kots, a Russian war correspondent, said he hoped the Russian security services were behind his death. "The enemy must feel afraid on its own territory." Russian officials have not publicly commented. CCTV footage circulated on Ukrainian social media showed a man in jeans leaving a residential building and walking to a car park where he was approached by another man, who fired at him repeatedly before running away. The location of the video of the purported killing was confirmed as a neighborhood in Kyiv, using the guard box, buildings and parking lot layout, which match file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded was verified using the timestamp on the footage and Reuters reporting of the incident.
Reuters
5 days ago
- Reuters
Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv
July 10 (Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv's police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that "measures are being taken to detain him". The slain agent was a colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an official told Reuters. The SBU, a sprawling domestic spy agency which has a staff of thousands, said it had opened a criminal investigation into the murder of one of its employees in Kyiv's southern Holosiivskyi district. They did not identify him. The agency's main remit covers security and counterintelligence, but since Russia's 2022 invasion it has also played a prominent role in special operations against Moscow, including assassinations and sabotage attacks far behind the front line. Neither the SBU nor the police gave possible motives for the killing. "The Security Service and the National Police are taking a comprehensive set of measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the SBU said in a statement. CCTV footage circulated on Ukrainian social media showed a man in jeans leaving a residential building and walking to a car park where he was approached by another man, who appeared to fire at him repeatedly before running away. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video of the purported killing as Kyiv using the guard box, buildings and parking lot layout, which match file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded was verified using the timestamp on the footage and Reuters reporting of the incident. The Ukraiinska Pravda media outlet cited a source saying the assailant fired five rounds from a pistol and identified his victim as Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel.
CNA
5 days ago
- CNA
Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv
A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday (Jul 10) before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv's police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that "measures are being taken to detain him". The slain agent was a colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an official told Reuters. The SBU, a sprawling domestic spy agency which has a staff of thousands, said it had opened a criminal investigation into the murder of one of its employees in Kyiv's southern Holosiivskyi district. They did not identify him. The agency's main remit covers security and counterintelligence, but since Russia's 2022 invasion it has also played a prominent role in special operations against Moscow, including assassinations and sabotage attacks far behind the front line. Neither the SBU nor the police gave possible motives for the killing. "The Security Service and the National Police are taking a comprehensive set of measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the SBU said in a statement. CCTV footage circulated on Ukrainian social media showed a man in jeans leaving a residential building and walking to a car park where he was approached by another man, who appeared to fire at him repeatedly before running away. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video of the purported killing as Kyiv using the guard box, buildings and parking lot layout, which match file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded was verified using the timestamp on the footage and Reuters reporting of the incident.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Marlington grad promoted to US Air Force colonel
A 1999 Marlington High School graduate has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Brian Dicks was honored during a ceremony at the National War College in Washington, DC. Dicks is stationed at the Pentagon, and resides in the Virginia area with his wife and two children. Dicks is the son of Allen Dicks and Diana Ritchie, and the brother of Aaron Dicks. The National War College is at Fort Lesley J. McNair, also historically known as the Washington Arsenal, a US Army post located at the tip of Buzzard Point, a peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Marlington grad promoted to US Air Force colonel
