Zelensky slams his security services for shootout

This file photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP Photo)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed his security services after a shootout between rival agencies in Kiev this week, saying he planned dismissals of highranking officials.

A gun fight between the military intelligence agency (GUR) and State Security Service (SBU) erupted in the capital on Sept. 2, leaving several officers injured. The shootout happened in broad daylight and as Ukraine continues to fight Russia’s dragging invasion.

Zelensky said late on Sept. 3 that “both agencies must be held accountable, both acted in a way that is absolutely unacceptable.”