President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the head of Ukraine's security services, Ivan Bakanov, and the prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, on Sunday.
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the head of Ukraine’s security services and its prosecutor general on Sunday, later announcing that hundreds of criminal investigations for suspected “treason and collaboration activities” were underway in the besieged country.
He added that any employees working against Ukraine would be held accountable, and that he had already replaced the security heads of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.During his remarks, Zelensky said agencies cannot have full functionality without an “effective leader.” He did not disclose in his address whether Bakanov or Venediktova were being investigated for alleged treason or other crimes.
that up to 150 Ukrainians have been killed in Russian attacks on civilian areas in the past two weeks.“in all operational sectors” of Ukraine. As of Sunday night, Zelensky said, Russia had used more than 3,000 cruise missiles in Ukraine.
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