Ukrainian SBU Colonel Killed in Kyiv Was Behind Operations Against Russia

Colonel Ivan Voronych, a senior officer in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), was shot dead in broad daylight in Kyiv on July 10. The killing took place in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, just outside the apartment building where he lived. Surveillance footage captured the moment Voronych exited his building and headed toward the parking lot, where he was approached by a masked gunman in a balaclava. The assassin opened fire at close range before fleeing the scene. The identity of the victim was first disclosed by former Ukrainian MP Ihor Mosiychuk and later confirmed by Roman Chervinsky, a former commander in Ukraine’s special operations forces. According to Chervinsky, Voronych had been deeply involved in anti-Russian operations since 2014 and was instrumental in developing one of the SBU’s most impactful covert departments.