Ukraine's Top Counterterrorism Chief Convicted of Spying for Russia

Dmytro Kozyura, former head of the SBU's anti-terrorism unit, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 June 2026 for spying for Russia's FSB. The conviction exposes vulnerability at Ukraine's highest security levels: Kozyura had access to operational intelligence, source networks, and personnel identities. Ukrainian courts withhold case details during wartime to shield counterintelligence methods, leaving the scope of compromise unclear.