Crime And Punishment News

"Unveiling Ukraine's Covert Assassination Program"

Ukraine has been carrying out a series of targeted assassinations over the past 18 months, both within occupied Ukraine and inside Russia, with its security services becoming increasingly competent in these operations. The origins of political assassination in Ukraine can be traced back to at least 2015 when the country's domestic security service (SBU) created a new body to eliminate terrorists. The SBU's fifth counter-intelligence directorate, along with the Special Operations Forces (SSO), has played a central role in these operations. However, there are concerns that some of the killings lack a clear strategy and risk exposing Ukrainian infiltration into Russia. The infiltration of Ukraine's security services by Russian agents remains a significant challenge in creating a Ukrainian Mossad-like agency.