SSU investigating 130,000 cases related to russian aggression. This is more than 80% of all crimes committed by russians in Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating more than 130,000 criminal cases related to russia’s armed aggression. These cases cover 80% of all crimes committed by russians on Ukrainian territory since the invasion began, including attacks on energy infrastructure. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has carried out 596 such strikes on oil and gas infrastructure alone.

Yevhen Khmara, the provisional head of the SSU, has stated this, according to the Ukrainian News agency.

"SSU investigators are systematically working to identify those responsible. There are specific names and surnames behind every strike. Therefore, our task is not only to document the consequences of attacks on critical infrastructure and prove their systematic nature, but also to identify the perpetrators, commanders, and organizers. And then—to bring them to justice. The SSU is doing and will do everything possible to find and punish those responsible,” emphasized the provisional head of the SSU.

According to him, to this end, the SSU continuously collects, verifies, and systematizes the evidence. These materials are subsequently forwarded to the court. Later, they form the basis for decisions on imposing sanctions against individuals and entities involved in the aggression against Ukraine.

As of now, over a thousand russians have been charged with war crimes.

Khmara also emphasized that the enemy systematically targeted facilities on which the livelihoods of the civilian population depend. In particular, russian attacks targeted enterprises that provided citizens with heating, gas, and water supply.

"Damage to a single such infrastructure hub can disrupt the functioning of all systems connected to it. This is precisely the enemy’s logic: critical infrastructure is used as a lever to undermine societal resilience, basic living conditions, the sense of security, and the civilian population’s ability to endure a protracted war," Khmara noted.

According to the provisional head of the SSU, russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure should be viewed as a systematic policy of terror against the Ukrainian people.

"These strikes did not paralyze the Ukrainian army or halt frontline logistics. Their obvious consequence is different—the creation of humanitarian pressure on the civilian population, especially during the winter," Khmara said.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the SSU’s “Alpha” unit was recognized as the most effective unit of the Defense Forces in the use of drones.