The Times: SBU Colonel Killed In Kiev Was Responsible For Undermining Nord Stream
- 19.07.2025, 14:33
He was also the initiator of the liquidation of Alexei Mozgovogo, the leader of the "Ghost" group.
SBU colonel Ivan Voronich, who was killed in Kiev, had conducted numerous operations, each of which could have made him a target of Russian intelligence. In particular, he was one of the "coordinators" of the undermining of the Nord Stream pipeline, the The Times wrote, citing its sources.
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Sources and colleagues of Voronich told the publication that he was "a calm and quiet man who kept himself in excellent physical shape."
He often volunteered for dangerous assignments. In particular, according to intelligence sources, Voronich joined the SBU's elite special unit Alfa and participated in operations behind enemy lines in the Kursk region.
"According to sources, he also used marine drones against the Russian Black Sea Fleet and was a deputy in the unit of Col. Roman Chervinsky, who, according to the Washington Post, was the 'coordinator' of the undermining of the Nord Stream pipeline," the publication wrote."
Also, one source claimed Voronich was the mastermind behind the 2015 ambush and killing of Alexei Mozgovoi, the leader of the Ghost group, a pro-Russian group in eastern Ukraine.
Any of these connections could have led to him being targeted by the Russians, the sources said.
Ukrainian security services have also carried out a number of audacious assassinations in Russia of officers and pilots they accused of war crimes. However, Ukraine's response to Voronich's killing will be different, Maj. Gen. Viktor Yagun promised.
"It will be of the same level as Operation Spider's Web ," he said.
At the same time, experts predict that the intelligence war will continue long after the fighting ends, and spies will shoot each other on the streets of foreign capitals.
"The Russians will look for Ukrainian agents in Europe. The Ukrainians will not want to kill Russian agents on allied territory, but probably in Thailand, Africa and similar places," the former SBU agent said. ," said former SBU agent Ivan Stupak. "These killings will continue around the world for years to come."