Gun Battle Breaks Out in Kyiv Between Ukraine's Security Services
Investigators say armed resistance during a search wounded three people as authorities probe an alleged FSB assassination plot.
- A shootout occurred in Kyiv on September 2 between Ukraine's Security Service and Military Intelligence during an investigation into an alleged Russian plot against Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps .
- The SBU stated it was conducting a search linked to a suspected terrorist act ordered by Russia's FSB when armed men attacked their operational group, leading to the deployment of SBU's Alpha unit and detention of the attackers, identified as members of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
- Kyrylo Budanov called for a thorough and impartial investigation, emphasizing that no one should kidnap servicemen or open fire in cities with impunity.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation as 'absolutely shameful' and stressed that weapons may only be fired at Russian occupiers in defense of Ukraine; investigations are underway including testimony and leadership accountability.
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In Kiev employees of two secret services get in the way. Shots fall, there are several injured. President Selensky calls the incident "absolutely scandalous".
Zelenskyy Fires SBU Official after Gunfight Between Ukraine’s Elite Spy Agencies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired senior SBU official Oleh Khramov on Wednesday after a shootout between security-service officers and GUR military intelligence personnel in Kyiv left three people wounded. The clash between two elite agencies exposed a serious breakdown in trust and command discipline as Ukraine’s war of self-defence against Russia approaches its fifth year.
The Ukrainian President today classified as an absolutely shameful situation the shooting between two Ukrainian secret services units in Kiev and announced an investigation into the details, as well as internal investigations of the respective forces involved. The shooting that took place this morning involved the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the Ukrainian military secret services (GUR) during an investigation into an alleged terrorist p…
A SHOOTING between two branches of Ukrainian security services broke out during an investigation into Russian opposition figure Stepan Kaplunov.
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