A violent exchange of gunfire between employees of Ukraine’s SBU and HUR intelligence services in central Kyiv has left three people injured and triggered a major institutional crisis. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the incident as disgraceful and ordered the dismissal of both agencies' deputy heads.
A daytime armed clash between operatives of two rival Ukrainian security agencies in central Kyiv prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to condemn the incident and fire the head of one involved service. The confrontation has sparked internal investigations into inter-agency coordination and operational security.
The Internal Security Department and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have uncovered a scheme for the mass production and sale of fake identification cards of Ukrainian security agencies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that an official probe is underway following a reported confrontation between two domestic security services.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a deadly clash between rival Ukrainian intelligence and special forces units in central Kyiv as absolutely shameful. Following the incident, he dismissed a senior security official and ordered an investigation into the friendly fire attack.
Authorities are investigating a rare armed clash between the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and military intelligence, with suspicions of foreign operatives infiltrating leadership structures.
According to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Ukrainian security agencies are knowingly facilitating drug smuggling through the country to secure additional revenue streams due to insufficient financial support from Western allies.
