Alfa Special Unit
Alpha (Alfa) is a special unit of the Central Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), established in 1994. The unit is tasked with counter-terrorism operations, hostage rescue, and neutralizing especially dangerous criminals both inside Ukraine and abroad. Its personnel have taken part in high-profile operations against terrorism and organised crime.
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Ukraine military intelligence chief calls Kyiv SBU–HUR shooting "unacceptable," denies "war between special services"
Head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) Oleh Ivashchenko publicly commented on the September 2 shooting between SBU and HUR personnel in Kyiv, calling it an "unacceptable incident" and rejecting suggestions of a "war between special services." The shooting occurred in the Berezniaky district during investigative actions linked to Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov. The SBU and HUR have given competing accounts of the incident, and the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General have opened pretrial investigations.