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“You can only shoot at occupiers”: Zelenskyy reacts to clash between Ukraine’s security agencies in Kyiv
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“You can only shoot at occupiers”: Zelenskyy reacts to clash between Ukraine’s security agencies in Kyiv

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • A shooting in northeastern Kyiv involved personnel from the Security Service of Ukraine and military intelligence-linked forces, according to Ukrainian reports.
  • The SBU said its officers came under armed attack during investigative work, while witnesses reported multiple shots, injuries and blood at the scene.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the incident “absolutely shameful,” and authorities detained people suspected of taking part.

Several streets in northeastern Kyiv were closed after a shooting involving personnel from two Ukrainian security structures. The confrontation drew an unusually sharp response from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called it “absolutely shameful” and said the matter would be clarified.

Ukrainian media linked the incident in the Desnianskyi district to soldiers from a unit subordinate to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, known as HUR. The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said its officers had been attacked while carrying out an operation. HUR did not directly comment on the shooting.

Absolutely shameful.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president’s reaction to the shooting between security structures in Kyiv.

Residents told media outlets they heard “many shots” and saw injured people and traces of blood on the ground. Police closed several nearby streets. Ukrainska Pravda reported that the incident could be connected to the disappearance of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander for combat operations of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a formation fighting on Ukraine’s side and subordinate to Ukrainian military intelligence. Russia has designated the group a terrorist organization and banned it.

Many shots.

— Local witnessesResidents described what they heard during the incident.

The SBU said it had been conducting investigative actions to collect and secure evidence in a terrorism case. “During a search at one of the addresses, a group of people carried out an armed attack on the SBU operational and investigative group,” the service said. It alleged that the attackers tried to stop the procedures and used cars to block the officers’ route.

The SBU said suspects had been detained and sent officers from its Alfa Special Operations Center to stop the attack and protect those involved in the legal proceedings. The incident followed announcements by the SBU and HUR that they had thwarted an alleged Russian Federal Security Service plot against a leader of a Russian opposition movement visiting Ukraine for Independence Day. HUR later deleted its related social media post.

During a search at one of the addresses, a group of people carried out an armed attack on the SBU operational and investigative group.

— Security Service of UkraineThe SBU’s account of the shooting during investigative work.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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