Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence is Ukraine’s military intelligence service and a central component of the Ministry of Defence. It collects and analyses information on the security situation in Ukraine and abroad and supports military and national decision-making.
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SBU searches serving Ukrainian intelligence officer over Monaco attack case
Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police searched a serving Main Intelligence Directorate employee in Kyiv as part of an investigation linked to the Monaco attack on Vadym Yermolaiev and his family. The employee was not detained or formally suspected, but investigators seized electronic devices containing service information and issued a summons to testify. GUR said the search began without its authorized representatives present, contrary to the required procedure.