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Amid Russia shelling, Ukraine expands shake-up of security services
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KYIV, 19 July 2022, (TON): As Russia kept up its relentless shelling across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expanded the shakeup of his security services by suspending 28 more officials, a day after he dismissed two senior officials over allegations that their agencies harbored collaborators and traitors.
In his nightly video address, Zelensky said a “personnel audit” of the Security Service of Ukraine was underway, and the dismissal of the 28 officials was being decided.
Zelensky said “different levels, different areas of focus. But the reasons are similar unsatisfactory results of work.”
He had fired SBU chief Ivan Bakanov and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. Zelensky, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments and other law enforcement agencies.
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