Moscow court arrests SBU chief Maliuk in absentia

Maliuk was also placed on the federal and international wanted list, according to Russia's Current Time TV channel, which refers to the court's press service.

According to Russian journalists, a criminal case against the SBU chief could have been ened due to the explosion of a truck on the Kerch Strait Bridge in October 2022. In August 2023, Maliuk gave details about this attack, clarifying that he and two other SBU employees worked on the organization of this eration.

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On March 25, Maliuk spoke about the details of a special eration to eliminate former Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva, who was convicted of treason, Russian Ukrainhobe writer Zakhar Prilepin and pragandist Vladlen Tatarsky.