It carries out its intelligence activities in political, economic, military, scientific, technical information and ecological spheres and reports directly to the President of Ukraine.

[4] During this period the military special service of the UNR in exile sometimes worked in close contact with intelligence from other countries – mainly Romania, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.

It comprises operative, analytical, technical, research and development departments, as well as elements of legal support, human resources, logistics and administration.

Today the primary issue of Ukrainian foreign policy involves enhancing cooperation with such international organizations as NATO and the European Union.

The FISU is caring out its practical actions in the context of world tendency towards strengthening intelligence in the security support systems, and enhancing drastically the overall information.

The improvement of intelligence direction and control system is aimed at enhancing Service ability to disrupt external threats that may affect the Ukrainian national security, as well as at raising its preparedness to provide an immediate response to hostile actions.

Besides, the FISU exerts every effort to adapt its structure and activities to new challenges which Ukraine faces on its road to a gradual integration into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to enhance cooperation with neighboring and other countries in the field of regional and global security.