{"id":148446,"date":"2025-07-28T11:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/148446\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"ukraine-arrests-suspected-kgb-spy-in-volyn-region","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/148446\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine arrests suspected KGB spy in Volyn region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sbu-28-07-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(SBU)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 28,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Security officers have arrested a 24-year old Ukrainian man suspected of gathering intelligence in the northern Volyn region for Belarus\u2019 Committee for State Security (KGB), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on July 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBU suspects the man of gathering information on block posts, fortifications and military freight. The agency said it has identified the man\u2019s KGB contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine. Authorities in Minsk denied the Belarusian army\u2019s involvement in combat operations but allowed Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and provided infrastructure and other support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/granica_polska_eastnews_pl-354x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/granica_polska_eastnews_pl-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/granica_polska_eastnews_pl-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/granica_polska_eastnews_pl.jpeg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka makes money on illegal migration \u2013 Ukrainian intelligence<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 27, Pozirk. 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The agency said it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":148441,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-148446","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine arrests suspected KGB spy in Volyn region | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 28,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Security officers have arrested a 24-year old Ukrainian man suspected of gathering intelligence in the northern Volyn region\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/148446\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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