Spymaster | Ukraine
Vasyl Malyuk, Ukraine's mole-catcher in chief

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Tracfin blacklists chauffeur, ex-MI6 chief speaks to parliament, Ukraine's Alpha sleuths in Paris

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceTracfin says no to debt-ridden chauffeur with a penchant for prostitutes

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee hears from ex-MI6 chief

France/UkraineUkraine's Alpha intelligence experts visit Paris

Ukraine
Ukrainian army banks on miniaturisation for electronic warfare supremacy

The Ukrainian firm Infozahyst has developed a new compact signals intelligence system called Hydra for use on the front lines.

Ukraine
Kyiv reshuffle: military intelligence expertise to revitalise foreign spy agency

In the deep-set rivalry between Ukraine's powerful domestic and military intelligence services, the foreign agency had until now come off worse. Its new leadership, tasked with clearing out its ranks, might change that.

Spotlight | China, Ukraine
SBU hunts Chinese spies interested in Western weapons

Ukrainian intelligence services are stepping up their investigations into Chinese nationals who may be looking a little too closely at the manufacturing secrets of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine.

Russia, Ukraine
SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency fears Moscow may be using a private camera surveillance network to carry out targeting operations.

Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine's new UJ-25 jammer drones clear way for retaliatory strikes against Russia

Ukrainian military intelligence has developed a new type of drone in underground workshops in Kyiv that can jam Russian air defence radars and electronic warfare systems protecting sensitive infrastructure.

Ukraine
SBU steps up battle against deserters

The Ukrainian domestic intelligence service, in addition to tracking down moles and detecting Russian skulduggery in the country, has to deal with cross-border networks helping men of draft age escape military service.

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DGSI number crunch, asset hunt in Kyiv, anti-disinformation in China, DGSE succession

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceFrench intelligence reports 92 external lawfare cases since 2020

UkraineKyiv adds muscle to asset recovery agency

ChinaCommunist Party asks universities to train anti-disinformation analysts

FranceA woman in the running for top DGSE job

Ukraine
Griselda joins Ukraine's intelligence data fusion architecture

Ahead of Russia's winter offensive, Ukraine is boosting its data fusion architecture with the integration of the new state-of-the-art interservice software Griselda.

Ukraine, United States
Following Penny Pritzker's appointment, USAID prepares reconstruction push in Ukraine

After an internal audit, the Ukrainian branch of the US development aid body aims to position itself as a leading player in the country's reconstruction.

Ukraine
Western private operators help reshape Ukraine's military industrial conglomerate

Ukroboronprom has turned to experts and consultants that have Washington's and Brussels' approval to help it restructure.

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian military intelligence prepares to demonstrate its cyber offensive capacities in DC

A summit dedicated to the hybrid war between Ukraine and Russia is to take place in Washington, thanks to sponsorship from private sector cyber security and intelligence operators and CIA venture capital firm In-Q-Tel. The event will highlight the cyber offensive operations carried out by Ukraine's GUR.

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
Ukrainian parliament gives priority to debate on military intelligence revamp

The large reform of Ukraine's SBU internal intelligence service, which has already been partly carried out, has been temporarily suspended because of the war with Moscow. Priority is now being given to some hard thinking about military intelligence reform.