Zelenskyy: Dpty heads of SBU, Intelligence Agency to be dismissed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the deputy heads of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense will be dismissed following a shootout between personnel from the two agencies that took place in Kyiv.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced that two charges have been filed in connection with the shootout between the SBU and the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense in Kyiv on September 1. The charges include the use of firearms against an SBU employee and a servicemember of the Main Intelligence Agency. The incident, which occurred during an investigation into an alleged assassination plot by Russian special services, sparked significant public outcry.
The Prosecutor General has ordered forensic examinations to provide answers regarding the circumstances surrounding the use of weapons, bullet marks, and other evidence from the scene. The SBU claims they were investigating Kaplunov, a deputy commander for combat operations of the Russian Volunteer Corps, who is accused of having contacts with the FSB and planning an assassination attempt on a Russian opposition leader.
President Zelenskyy called the armed conflict "an absolutely shameful situation" and ordered a full investigation.
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