{"id":173309,"date":"2026-01-28T11:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173309\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"ukraine-arrests-suspected-belarusian-kgb-spy-under-journalist-cover","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173309\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine arrests suspected Belarusian KGB spy under journalist cover"},"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\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kardash_sbu_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(SBU \/ Still by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 28, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>A 35-year-old Belarusian woman was arrested in Kyiv on suspicion of acting as a deeply undercover agent for the Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) for more than a decade, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, she was sent from Minsk to work as an agent in Ukraine, the SBU said, citing case files. The suspect operated under the cover of journalistic work, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The woman reportedly secured a job at one of Ukraine\u2019s leading media outlets before Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022. She used her position and professional contacts to expand her network among Ukrainian politicians, military personnel and foreign diplomats, the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBU released several audio recordings in which the suspect talks to her presumed KGB handler, who promised her renumeration of \u20ac3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency added that the arrested woman was tasked with gathering information on Belarusians and Russians assisting Ukraine and attempted to identify potential candidates for KGB recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBU report did not name the suspect and blurred the videos and photographs. However, biographical details suggest she may be Belarusian journalist Ina Karda\u0161. Ukrainian media outlets that covered the story also mentioned this name.<\/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\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/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\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ukrainian court sentences local man to 15 years in prison for allegedly spying for Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 24,&nbsp;Pozirk. A judge in Ukraine\u2019s Volyn region has sentenced a Kovel district resident to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of high treason, the Regional Prosecutor\u2019s Office reported. The man was accused of gathering intelligence on Ukraine\u2019s &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/169589\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 28, Pozirk. A 35-year-old Belarusian woman was arrested in Kyiv on suspicion of acting as a deeply undercover agent for the Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) for more than a decade, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported yesterday. In 2020, she was sent from Minsk to work as an agent in Ukraine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":173280,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-173309","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 Belarusian KGB spy under journalist cover | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 28, Pozirk. 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