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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Suha Kidwai

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Zelenskys security forces clash in disgraceful kyiv shootout - Caught on Camera

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned an "absolutely disgraceful" shootout in Kyiv between the country’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and State Security Service (SBU).
  • The confrontation erupted when armed HUR officers attempted to intervene during an SBU search involving Stepan Kaplunov, the deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps.
  • Three officers were reported injured in the exchange of gunfire, which led Mr Zelensky to dismiss senior SBU official Oleh Khramov.
  • Mr Zelensky said that state weapons are strictly to be used in defence of Ukraine against Russian occupiers, warning that internal armed disputes will not be tolerated.
  • A criminal investigation has been launched by the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation to establish responsibility for the incident.

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