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‘He’s a bulldog’: the man behind the success of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb

Vasyl Malyuk, who hailed giving Russia a ‘slap in the face’, has scored a series of high-profile successes as head of SBU

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025

Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets tough on treason and inaction in Ukraine, with friends and allies caught up in biggest internal purge of the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is forced to reshuffle his own inner circle as he confronts another front of the Ukraine war: purging the country's powerful security agencies of collaborators and Russian agents.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Russia pounds Ukraine as Putin holds talks in Tehran

Russian cruise missiles hit villages around the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa overnight, in the latest attack that local authorities say aim to strike fear into the civilian population

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Sidelining of spy chief spotlights Ukraine's battle to purge Russian agents

The sidelining of Ukraine's domestic spy chief on Sunday laid bare Kyiv's battle far from the frontlines to purge its powerful security agencies of collaborators and Russian agents.

Reuters · Jul 18, 2022

Ukraine: Why is Zelenskyy shaking up his administration?

Ukraine’s president suspends his spy chief and top prosecutor in Kyiv’s biggest internal purge of the war.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskiy appoints new spy chief after Russian infiltration

Ukrainian president names senior security official as acting head amid rumours of splits in inner circle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

Amid Russia shelling, Zelenskyy seeks to strengthen ranks

Russian shelling across Ukraine is showing no signs of easing

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

Ukraine names corruption department head as acting security agency chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed an experienced security official and corruption fighter as the acting head of the domestic security agency on Monday after abruptly sidelining his predecessor.

Reuters · Jul 18, 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky fires top Ukrainian officials over ‘collaboration’ with Russia

Around 650 cases of suspected treason by law officials have been discovered

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2022

Ukraine’s Zelensky sacks security chief and prosecutor in ‘treason’ purge

Zelensky says more than 60 officials from the Security Service of Ukraine and the prosecutor’s office were working against the country

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022