Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy

The Guardian World Thursday 03 September 2026, 14:04 UTC By Amy Hawkins in Kyiv 1 min read

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Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’Several people have been injured in a shootout in central Kyiv between two branches of Ukraine’s security services, in an incident Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “disgraceful”. The shootout, which took place on Wednesday morning in a downtown area of the capital, was between officers from the domestic security service, the SBU, and the military intelligence directorate, the HUR.

Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’

Several people have been injured in a shootout in central Kyiv between two branches of Ukraine’s security services, in an incident Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “disgraceful”.

The shootout, which took place on Wednesday morning in a downtown area of the capital, was between officers from the domestic security service, the SBU, and the military intelligence directorate, the HUR.

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