In Kyiv, reconnaissance agents and spies were eliminated

According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), after a high-ranking intelligence officer was killed in Kyiv, two agents linked to the Russian security service (FSB) were also eliminated. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

The BBC reported on this. SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk stated in a video address that the two individuals who were spying for Russia were eliminated because they "resisted while being arrested."

On July 10, Ukrainian intelligence colonel Ivan Voronich was shot dead in the capital Kyiv. The incident occurred around 09:00 in the southern Holosiyivskiy district of Kyiv.

Footage from CCTV cameras shows that an unknown individual was running towards Voronich as he was exiting the building. According to the SBU, the suspects had been monitoring Voronich's movements in advance and had obtained a special firearm from a hidden location to carry out the assassination.

After the killing, the criminals attempted to hide, but as a result of a joint investigation conducted by the SBU and the national police, they were identified and neutralized. The Ukrainian national police stated that the deceased individuals were foreign nationals, but did not provide further details.

Russian officials have not yet commented on this matter. Although the SBU is primarily responsible for internal security and counterintelligence operations, it has been actively involved in sabotage and covert operations against Russia since 2022.

The death of high-ranking Russian general Igor Kirillov in December 2024 is also considered a result of an SBU operation. Moscow blamed Kyiv for the attack on General Yaroslav Moskalik, who was killed in an explosion in Moscow in April 2025.

Nevertheless, Ukraine has not officially taken responsibility for these operations. These events coincide with a period of a sharp increase in Russian airstrikes against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the country faced the largest airstrike from Russia. According to the United Nations, in June, Ukraine recorded the highest civilian casualties in the last three years.

Negotiations to cease fire in the prolonged war have not yet yielded results.