Zelensky dismisses SBU chief and Prosecutor General, President's office says about 'suspension'

18.07.2022, 14:31 bykvu.com

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky fired the Security Service chief Ivan Bakanov and Prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova. The decision, which was announced in executive orders on the president’s website, came after dozens of cases of collaboration had been found in their agencies. Zelenskiy said he had fired the top officials because many members of their agencies had collaborated with Russia. He said 651 cases of alleged treason and collaboration cases had been opened against law enforcement officials, and more than 60 officials were collaborating with the enemy in Russia-occupied territories. Later in the day, Zelensky’s officials sought to quell the speculation over the dismissal of Bakanov and Venediktova.