stepan-kaplunov
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Shooting in Kyiv between SBU and military intelligence prompts dismissals and rival accounts
On 2 September, a shooting broke out in Kyiv's Berezniaky district between officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and fighters of the "Tymur" special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence (HUR), linked to the disappearance of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy combat commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK). Three HUR servicemembers were wounded. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the incident "absolutely shameful," signed a decree dismissing Oleh Khramov from the post of head of the SBU Department of State Secrets Protection and Licensing, and announced the dismissal of deputy heads of both services. The State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) opened proceedings and on 3 September Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced suspicion notices against one SBU employee and one HUR servicemember.
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SBU says its officers were attacked during FSB-terror probe in Kyiv; attackers found to be members of Ukraine's Defense Forces
Ukraine's SBU security service says its operational-investigative group was attacked during a search in a case involving an FSB-planned terrorist act against a Russian opposition figure in Kyiv. The SBU's Alpha special unit opened fire on the attackers, some of whom were wounded before being detained. The SBU later said the detained individuals belonged to a unit of Ukraine's Defense Forces. Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov said the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General are handling the situation.