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SBU

British  

abbreviation

  1. strategic business unit: a division within an organization responsible for marketing its own range of products

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“These strikes demonstrate that even the most heavily defended Moscow region is not safe,” the SBU said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The SBU added that the archaeologist was suspected of "illegally conducting excavations at an archaeological heritage site, destruction, ruin or damage to cultural heritage sites".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Ukraine's SBU intelligence had said it was behind the attack.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, said that it had “effectively disabled” a Russian submarine in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

This time, though, the SBU was the smuggler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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