SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center
The SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center is a special-purpose unit of the Security Service of Ukraine, tracing its lineage to the KGB's Alpha Group created in the 1970s. It is subordinated directly to the SBU leadership and conducts special operations including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and anti-sabotage work in the conflict zone. Since Russia's full-scale invasion, Alpha has been involved in strikes against military and industrial targets on Russian territory.
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Ukrainian forces strike Russian missile-component plant, oil refinery, and air defense assets
On the night of September 25–26, 2026, Ukraine's Defense Forces, including the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center and the Ukrainian Navy, struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Rostov Oblast and the Ilysky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, along with a Pantsir-S2 air defense system, an ammunition depot, and a P-18 Terek radar. Ukrainian-made Neptune cruise missiles and Ruta, Palyanytsya, and Bars jet drone-missiles were used in the strike on the Azov plant, a key supplier of components for Russian guided weapons.