US EditionBelarusian Spy Posed as Journalist to Target Kyiv’s Military Intelligence, Ukraine Says
- On January 27, Ukraine's Security Service confirmed the arrest of a Belarusian national accused of spying for the Belarusian KGB in Kyiv.
- The 35-year-old woman posed as a journalist, cultivating relationships with officials while secretly gathering information for her KGB handlers.
- She was captured after a prolonged counterintelligence operation by Ukraine's military intelligence and SBU, where investigators provided misinformation to her.
- Charged with espionage, she faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, according to Ukrainian officials.
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Ukraine arrests alleged Belarusian KGB agent after attempt to infiltrate Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained a deep-cover Belarusian KGB agent in Kyiv who allegedly tried to infiltrate the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), the agency said. The arrest was carried out together with the DIU’s internal security unit. Investigators say the suspect, a Belarusian citizen, had served as a career agent of the Belarusian KGB since at least 2015 and was dispatched from Minsk to Ukraine in 2020 for intelligence ta…
Belarusian KGB Spy Arrested in Kyiv While Attempting to Infiltrate Ukrainian Intelligence
On January 27, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed the arrest in Kyiv of a Belarusian national accused of spying for the Belarusian KGB and attempting to infiltrate Ukraine’s military intelligence. According to the SBU, the 35‑year‑old woman worked for the Belarusian KGB from 2015 and was sent to Ukraine in 2020 under the cover of journalistic activity. Initially, she worked as a correspondent for the now‑sanctioned 112 Channel, associate…
The Security Service together with the Own Security of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense prevented the penetration of the agent of the Belarusian KGB into the units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to the publication “Nasha Niva”, we are talking about a native of Minsk Inna Kardash, who worked in Ukraine at the now sanctioned TV channel “112”, and then in the news agency “Interfax”.
Inna Kardashova is suspected by Ukrainians of working for the Belarusian KGB. She spied on Russians and Belarusians fighting for Ukraine.
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