SBU Colonel Reportedly Shot Dead in Kyiv, Police Investigating as Targeted Attack
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Ukrainian Security Service colonel fatally shot in Kyiv this morning
Kyiv police confirmed the incident. SBU Colonel Ivan Voronych sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died on the spot. An unknown man reportedly fired five aimed shots from a pistol before fleeing the scene.
“Police are investigating the circumstances of a shooting in Holosiivskyi district. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man’s body with a gunshot wound,” the statement said.
Police noted that investigators, detectives, dog handlers, and other units are currently working at the scene. The details are being established.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, RBC-Ukraine, and Babel, citing their own sources, the victim was SBU Colonel Ivan Voronych. The attack happened around 9 a.m. An unknown man reportedly fired five aimed shots from a pistol before fleeing the scene.
Voronych sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died on the spot. Investigators are still examining the location.
Efforts are ongoing to identify the person behind the shooting, which police classify as a particularly serious crime.
Police also said law enforcement continues to work at the scene in Holosiivskyi district.
Weapons for Ukraine: Why the Trump U-turn?
Last week the Pentagon pulled the plug on sending weapons to Ukraine. Now, Donald Trump has overturned the decision – and is reportedly looking into whether the US can deliver an additional Patriot missile defence system. He also condemned Vladimir Putin for throwing ‘a lot of bullshit’ while ‘killing a lot of people’ Europe’s press analyses the latest mood swing in the White House.JOIN US ON TELEGRAM. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official Twitter account. The Economist welcomes the news but warns: ‘America First means what Mr Trump says, not what his ideologues and devotees think’ The German Chancellor repeated his offer today to purchase the American air defense system for Ukraine, as Kyiv and other cities face record drone and missile attacks. Radio Kommersant FM (Russia) notes a shift in the US position towards Russia and Ukraine : ‘It cannot be ruled out that, ultimately, Kellogg, Zelensky and the Europeans will agree on a new formula for arming Ukraine’
Course correction, under pressure
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In a Facebook post shared by NV, political scientist Serhiy Taran (Ukraine) comments:
“When it comes to Trump, it is better to wait for concrete actions before drawing conclusions, but the Pentagon’s special statement suggests that Trump has indeed crossed his inner Rubicon. … There were several contributing factors: 1. US public opinion favours Ukraine. 2. The lobbying efforts of traditional Republicans, who have consistently argued that one must speak to Russia from a position of strength. 3. The need to show the world that Trump can demonstrate strength, and not only towards Iran. … Journalists also played a significant role by pressuring Trump with uncomfortable questions about his fondness for Putin.”
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Teaching Europe to share responsibility
Maybe there was no other way than to threaten to withdraw support, Rzeczpospolita surmises (United Kingdom):
“Perhaps Trump simply concluded that a war in which the Ukrainians are only able to defend themselves against a stronger Russian enemy with the help of the US makes no sense in the long term. … With his seemingly chaotic steps he wants to force Europe to commit more. We’re not talking about sending a box of munitions or a rocket launcher to Dnipro every now and then, but about completely redesigning Europe’s security architecture. And just as Trump’s ‘toughness’ has forced the Europeans do their homework with regard to their own defence, they will also have to learn this lesson.”
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The Economist welcomes the news but warns:
“The affair is a reminder that not even Mr Trump’s acolytes can predict his zig-zags. America First means what Mr Trump says, not what his ideologues and devotees think. … His decision is a victory for common sense. Ukraine has in recent weeks endured some of the most intense drone and missile bombardments since the start of Russia’s full-on invasion three years ago. Stopping American aid, especially Patriot and other air-defence missiles, was tantamount to giving Russia a free hand and rewarding aggression. That said, it would be unwise to assume that Mr Trump has now embraced the cause of Ukraine.”
Washington tightens the screws on Moscow
Radio Kommersant FM (Russia) notes a shift in the US position towards Russia and Ukraine :
“Some people are saying that all these statements about a lack of missiles and shells are merely a smokescreen. It cannot be ruled out that, ultimately, Kellogg, Zelensky and the Europeans will agree on a new formula for arming Ukraine. … A clear signal of a serious shift in the American position would be the Pentagon’s renewed participation in the Ramstein format. Be that as it may, Trump’s stance towards Russia is getting tougher. It makes no sense to deny that.”
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Only one person profits from this stlye of leadership
TVNet (Latvia) analyses the situation:
“If decisions get made after one phone call and reversed after the next, allies – and especially those who rely on the US as their most important security guarantor – find themselves in a most unenviable position. Furthermore, it is still unclear how US military aid policy will develop in the future, because Trump has neither allocated additional funds nor launched a new aid programme – he has simply reversed the mistakes of his own government. Only one person profits from this style of leadership: Vladimir Putin. He doesn’t need to change his objectives, he just has to keep an eye on the signals from Washington and wait for the next change of tack.”
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The European Business Association convened a group of Ukrainian business leaders and public figures to offer a candid appraisal of the challenges and opportunities awaiting investors in a postwar Ukraine. The most compelling remarks came from Oleksandr Kamyshin, former CEO of the state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia and now Strategic Advisor to the Ukrainian Presidency. His message was strikingly simple: if Ukrainian businesses could survive under siege, they will thrive in peace. If even the slowest, most unwieldy parts of the Ukrainian state can adapt under fire, then the country’s broader economy is ripe for reform and investment. While donor metaphors permeated the gathering, it is voices like Kamyshin’’’s that suggest Ukraine’S reconstruction might not follow the usual playbook. It may, instead, be led by those who never stopped building – not even as the bombs fell. The conference was hosted by the EBA, Ukraine’s most dynamic and organized business body.
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“Left to right: Anna Derevyanko (EBA), Tetyana Lukyniuk (Google), Andriy Zdesenko (Biosphere), Lisa Kaestner (IFC), Mustapha Nayyem, Marco Daviddi (EY), Oleksandr Kamyshin.EBA meeting in Rome, July 9, photo by Ugo Poletti
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The EBA convened a group of Ukrainian business leaders and public figures to offer a candid appraisal of the challenges and opportunities awaiting investors in a postwar Ukraine. The session, opened by Dr. Marco Daviddi, a Managing Partner of EY Parthenon Italy, began with a critique of Europe’s media focus. “The war dominates headlines,” he noted, “but the economic side of Ukraine is invisible.” He argued that the lack of reporting on Ukraine’s business landscape, particularly its untapped employment potential and its entrepreneurs’ resilience, is a major blind spot.
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To address this, the EBA, under the stewardship of its director Anna Derevyanko, has compiled an “Investment Map” of Ukraine. This living document identifies regional projects that are viable, shovel-ready, and actively seeking foreign partners – an effort aimed at translating goodwill into actual capital flows.
Andriy Zdesenko, founder of the consumer goods company Biosphere, offered a moving illustration of wartime entrepreneurship. Despite losing half of his production facilities to Russian missile strikes, he rebuilt. Today, 70% of his operations remain in Ukraine. His message was strikingly simple: if Ukrainian businesses could survive under siege, they will thrive in peace. “We’ve been tested by everything,” he said. “Now we are more agile, more experienced – and more determined.”
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The most compelling remarks came from Oleksandr Kamyshin, former CEO of the state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia and now Strategic Advisor to the Ukrainian Presidency. During his tenure, Ukraine’s once-inefficient railway behemoth became a backbone of national resilience – keeping goods and people moving despite constant attacks. His description of the state’s transformation was delivered with a touch of poetry: “The elephant has learned to dance.”
Oleksandr Kamyshin, photo by Ugo Poletti
Kamyshin’s point was clear. If even the slowest, most unwieldy parts of the Ukrainian state can adapt under fire, then the country’s broader economy is ripe for reform and investment. But it will not happen automatically. “This is the moment for us Ukrainians to wake up,” he declared. “To make our market and our regulations suitable for incoming investment. This is our responsibility.”
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In this context, the testimony of the Director of Kyiv’s Boryspil Airport, Oleksiy Dubrevskyy, was interesting. He described how his company not only retained its employees but had already prepared the logistics infrastructure to accommodate a greater number of travelers, post-war, due to tourism and the return of millions of Ukrainians who now live in European countries.
That sense of ownership – of Ukraine’s future not as a project of foreign aid, but of domestic resilience – permeated the gathering. While donor conferences and Marshall Plan metaphors proliferate, it is voices like Kamyshin’s and Zdesenko’s that suggest Ukraine’s reconstruction might not follow the usual playbook. It may, instead, be led by those who never stopped building – not even as the bombs fell.
Top Ukrainian spy shot dead in broad daylight as footage shows people fleeing in terror
Colonel Ivan Voronich, head of one of the departments of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) Special Operations Centre, was killed in Kyiv. An unknown person fired from a pistol with a silencer, after which he disappeared. First responders converged on the scene on July 10, where they discovered a man fatally wounded by a gunshot. It follows a spate of fatalities involving prominent Russian figures on Russian territory.
A post from Telegram channel New Military Columnist revealed: “The head of one of the departments of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) Special Operations Centre, Colonel Ivan Voronich, was killed in Kyiv. An unknown person fired from a pistol with a silencer, after which he disappeared.”
First responders converged on the scene on July 10, where they discovered a man fatally wounded by a gunshot, according to local news outlet Glavcom.
The Kyiv Police released a statement saying: “Police officers are establishing the circumstances of the shooting in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.
“Arriving at the call, law enforcement officers discovered the body of a man with a gunshot wound. Currently, investigative and operational teams from the district and main police departments, criminal investigation officers, dog handlers, and other services are working at the scene. All circumstances of the incident are being established.”
The deadly shooting took place in Kyiv’s Holosiivs’kyi district, and follows a spate of fatalities involving prominent Russian figures on Russian territory.
In a bold claim last December, Ukrainian SBU announced its role in the demise of a key Russian military official – Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, tasked with overseeing Russia’s arsenal of chemical, radiological, and biological defense systems.
In April, a high-ranking Russian general, Yaroslav Moskalik, tragically lost his life after an improvised explosive device packed with pellets detonated in a Volkswagen Golf car.
Then in July, another Russian major general, Mikhail Yevgenyevich Gudkov, was killed during a precise Ukrainian strike in a cross-border assault.
Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of sabotage attacks in Russia shot dead in Kyiv
Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of sabotage attacks in Russia shot dead in Kyiv. Ivan Voronich was part of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) and is thought to have been involved with missions aimed at embarrassing Vladimir Putin. Police in the country said law enforcement officers discovered the body of a person with a fatal gunshot wound. The shooting comes after several high-profile Russian officials have been killed, including Russian major general Mikhail Yevgenyevich Gudkov.
A top Ukrainian intelligence officer has been shot dead. Picture: Getty
By Danielle Desouza
A top Ukrainian intelligence officer has been shot dead in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, in broad daylight.
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Ivan Voronich was part of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) and is thought to have been involved with missions aimed at embarrassing Vladimir Putin.
In a video from Ukraiinska Pravda, an assailant can be seen shooting Voronich several times before running away.
A post from Telegram channel New Military Columnist revealed: “The head of one of the departments of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) Special Operations Centre, Colonel Ivan Voronich, was killed in Kyiv. An unknown person fired from a pistol with a silencer, after which he disappeared.”
Police in the country said law enforcement officers discovered the body of a person with a fatal gunshot wound.
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Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of sabotage attacks in Russia shot dead in Kyiv
“The SBU and the National Police are taking measures to establish the circumstances of the crime and bring perpetrators to justice,” the SBU’s press service said.
The Kyiv Police said in a statement: “Police officers are establishing the circumstances of the shooting in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.
“Arriving at the call, law enforcement officers discovered the body of a man with a gunshot wound.
Currently, investigative and operational teams from the district and main police departments, criminal investigation officers, dog handlers, and other services are working at the scene. All circumstances of the incident are being established.”
The shooting comes after several high-profile Russian officials have been killed, including Russian major general Mikhail Yevgenyevich Gudkov who was killed in a Ukrainian precision strike in July.