US EditionUkrainian intelligence officer shot dead in Kyiv in apparent assassination
KYIV, UKRAINE, JUL 10 – Colonel Ivan Voronych led special operations and counter-terrorism missions; his assassination follows a pattern of targeted killings amid ongoing Ukraine-Russia covert conflict.
- A colonel from Ukraine's Security Service was fatally shot Thursday morning in the parking area of a residential complex located in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.
- The incident occurred amid ongoing investigations and with no stated motive, as Russia's 2022 invasion increased the SBU's covert operations role.
- Kyiv Police initiated a manhunt after authorities reported that the suspect discharged five shots from a pistol before escaping on foot in broad daylight while the investigation into the killing was underway.
- The SBU and National Police stated they are actively working to investigate all details of the incident and ensure those responsible are held accountable, with the inquiry still ongoing.
- The killing highlights security challenges for Ukraine's main intelligence agency amid its extensive activities, including recent drone attacks deep inside Russia.
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After a senior intelligence officer was murdered in broad daylight by unknown assailants, the Ukrainian security service tracked down and killed the suspect.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in charge of special operations, announced that it had "eliminate" Russian intelligence officers, to whom it blamed the murder of one of its officers, who had been committed three days earlier in Kiev.
Ukraine, according to its own statements, has avenged an alleged attack on an intelligence agent, who has been tracked down and killed by covert investigations.
Russia's war against Ukraine is also a war of secret services. A few days ago Moscow probably had a high-ranking Ukrainian agent killed. Now Kiev has reacted.
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