Ukraine, United States
How Washington armoured Ukraine's border guards

Ukraine, United States
US boosts technological capabilities of Ukrainian border guards and police

The US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is continuing its efforts to assist Ukrainian law enforcement agencies despite the war.

Ukraine, United States
US to dispatch new defence consultants to Ukraine

In the run-up to the US presidential election, minds are turning to potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. But the Pentagon remains committed to advising its Ukrainian partner and encouraging joint ventures between American defence companies and local firms.

The Tech Telegraph
Kyiv promotes cyber sharing, Iran deploys Cobra V8 jammer, DGSE after AI data analysis

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Kyiv RNBO promotes cyber collaboration

Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard receives first Cobra V8 SIGINT

Paris DGSE develops AI algorithms on databases

Slovakia, Ukraine
Slovakia's military aid to Ukraine hangs in electoral balance

Slovakia, which shares a 100km border with Ukraine, has been solid in its military support of its neighbour. Plans are in place for this to strengthen further, unless Slovakia's upcoming parliamentary elections take the country in a different direction.

Ukraine
Kyiv still seeks Chinese surveillance tools despite Western bans

The Ukrainian border guard service is still using surveillance tools made by Chinese groups Hikvision and Dahua for its southern units, despite the US and the UK gradually banning those firms.

Ukraine
New ISR tech on the verge of boosting Ukraine's counter-offensive

Kyiv is using start-ups to secure and improve the efficiency of its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones after suffering heavy losses. The drones are in their final phase of production and due for delivery by late September.

Spotlight | Russia
Kremlin secretly prepares for imminent military draft

Since last week, the Russian state has been discreetly gathering employee lists and acquiring equipment in preparation for a possible mobilisation in the fall.

Ukraine, United States
US finances anti-mine vehicles for Ukrainian border guard

After Washington announced it will send cluster bombs to Ukraine, the State Department will deliver mine-resistant vehicles to enable the Ukrainian border guard to patrol landmine zones.

China, Ukraine, United States
Washington to foot bill for replacing Chinese CCTV suppliers

At the request of Ukraine's border guards, the US State Department is to finance and select a supplier of video surveillance equipment to be installed on the Russian border. Chinese firms will not be considered as they are now generally excluded from Western systems.

Ukraine, United States
CRDF Global champions DoS cyber support for Ukraine

The US not-for-profit organisation CRDF is continuing in its tradition of helping the US Department of Defense in the post-Soviet states. In Kyiv, it has helped shape and assist a dense network of Ukrainian security players, providing help in key strategic areas.

Ukraine, United States
Washington hires Bizzell to help Kyiv reinforce northeastern border

Ukraine's state border guard service has been a critical unit since the outbreak of the war. It is in charge of monitoring the border with Belarus and liberated areas, with help from the US State Department's Frankfurt base, which has been rallying its own contractors in support.

Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Strategic disinformation over troops' movements in Belarus intensify on all sides

Belarusian troop movements and declarations from generals from Minsk to Kyiv are sowing confusion over Russia and Ukraine's actual intentions. When read from a certain angle, however, they also offer clues as to their respective strategic positions.

Ukraine
Kyiv reviews its intelligence services' counter-intelligence capacities

Kyiv is drawing lessons from the first six months of its war with Russia, using the feedback it has received to gradually adapt the organisation of its intelligence effort, particularly its counter-espionage activities, to the needs thrown up by the conflict.

Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky strengthens hold on intelligence in Kiev

President Volodymyr Zelensky has continued to put his stamp on Ukraine's intelligence services, appointing Valery Evdokimov as head of the [...]

Ukraine
Intelligence service shake-up

The SBU, Ukraine's internal intelligence service, may take over the external intelligence service, but looks set lose its anti-corruption unit.