- In his nightly address, Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced newtreason investigations. - He fired his top security chief and prosecutor as over 60 employees of their offices are suspected of working against the state.
In his nightly national address on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
"As of today, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding treason and collaboration activities of employees of prosecutors' offices, pretrial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies," Zelenskyy said. "In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor's office and the security service of
Zelenskyy added that on Sunday he dismissed the Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova, from her position and fired Ivan Bakanov, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, citing the growing concerns about treason in their offices.
"Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the national security of the state and the connections detected between the employees of the security forces of Ukraine and the special services of
It has been 144 days since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In that time, Russia has fired more than 3,000 cruise missiles at populated areas of Ukraine and killed more than 10,000 civilians, according to the United Nations.
Zelenskyy said as violence spread through the region, members of the Ukrainian security services and law enforcement offices shared secret information with invading forces and cooperated with Russian officials.
"I want to thank everyone who participated in this operation," Zelenskyy said. "It can truly be called self-purification."