SBU

British

abbreviation

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

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Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unknown.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Although he has been dismissed from the position of SBU chief, he has been asked to continue leading special operations against Russia.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

This time, though, the SBU was the smuggler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Once the equipment was in Russia, the SBU needed someone who could be trusted to reassemble it meticulously and coordinate its dispatch toward airfields in far-flung corners of Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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