Zelensky Removes Ukraine’s General Prosecutor, Head of Secret Service
By Brett Forrest and Matthew Luxmoore, July 17, 2022, WSJ

In 2020, Mr. Zelensky, referring to Mr. Bakanov, said “there has never been such an honest head of the Security Service of Ukraine.”

On Sunday, Mr. Zelensky removed Mr. Bakanov under a military disciplinary code that cites “negligence in performing duties that caused loss of life or other grave consequences.”

Russia’s full-scale February invasion of Ukraine brought into sharp relief the activities of some high-ranking SBU officials and doubts about their allegiance.

On Saturday, Ukrainian authorities arrested Oleg Kulinich, the former head of the SBU’s Crimea department on suspicion of collaborating with the Russian security services.

In April, Mr. Zelensky fired SBU brigadier general Andriy Naumov, who had been in charge of internal security at the agency. Mr. Naumov was believed to have fled the country shortly before the war began. Last month, Serbian border guards detained Mr.
Naumov as he attempted to cross into North Macedonia with a significant amount of cash and jewels.

In April, Mr. Zelensky removed the SBU chief in Kherson for failure to live up to his oath of allegiance and stripped him of general’s rank. At the time, Mr. Zelensky vowed that he would deal with a significant number of traitors. “They will all be
punished,” he said. In May, Mr. Zelensky also removed the head of the SBU for the Kharkiv region.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-strikes-intensify-as-moscow-aims-to-tighten-grip-on-donbas-11658059249

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