SSU liquidates killers who killed Security Service colonel in Kyiv

Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine during a special operation eliminated the agents of the russian special services who, on the instructions of the FSB of the russian federation, carried out the murder of the SSU colonel in Kyiv. The special operation to search for the killers of the Ukrainian defender was personally led by the head of the SSU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk.

"The fsb of the russian federation agent-combat group was routed to Ukraine in advance and three days ago committed the murder of the SSU officer, our brother Colonel Ivan Voronych. As a result of the results of covert search, active counterintelligence measures, the enemy's lair was discovered. During the detention, they began to resist, there was fire contact, so the scoundrels were liquidated. I would like to remind you that the only prospect of the enemy on the territory of Ukraine is death!", said the head of the SSU Vasyl Maliuk.

In addition, the head of the Ukrainian special service thanked the National Police of Ukraine for their professionalism and support.

He emphasized that effective counteraction to russian special services is a key area of activity for the Security Service. In particular, the SSU acts proactively and prevents 85% of crimes that the enemy tries to commit on the territory of our state.

According to the investigation, the murder of the Ukrainian defender was committed by two people – a man and a woman. Their supervisor ordered them to monitor the SSU employee, establish his daily schedule and travel routes. Subsequently, the assassin gave the killers the coordinates of the cache where the pistol with a silencer was located.

Having killed the Security Service colonel, the killers tried to "lay low". But the SSU and National Police officers established their location in the Kyiv Region. This morning, a special operation was conducted, during which members of the FSB intelligence and combat group of the russian federation began to resist, so they were eliminated.

We will remind you that on Friday, July 11, russian special services agents killed an SSU employee in the Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv. Criminal proceedings were opened under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (assault on the life of a law enforcement officer, a member of a public formation for the protection of public order and the state border, or a military serviceman).

The measures were carried out under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.