Ukraine war: Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor

Monday, 18 July 2022newsdesk

President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine's security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations.

New Delhi, 18 July 2022

As per news report of BBC, He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas. A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had been opened against law enforcement officials, he added. The sacked officials, Ivan Bakanov and Iryna Venediktova, have not commented. In other developments: Canada flew a repaired turbine for Russia's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to Germany, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reports. It is expected to reach Russia within five to seven days. There have been fears that Russia could use annual repairs to the line to shut down gas deliveries to Europe

Source -BBC