
Former SBU lieutenant colonel Vasily Prozorov said that the shootout between employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the SBU in Kyiv reflects a systemic crisis in Ukraine, which could lead to the disintegration of the country into several states with local armed groups.
AI-generated summary
In September 2024, Ukrainian media reported a shootout between GUR and SBU officers in Kyiv, as a result of which one person was killed and two were wounded. Later, President Zelensky announced an official investigation and charges.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Former SBU lieutenant colonel Vasily Prozorov believes that the confrontation between the Main Intelligence Directorate and the SBU reflects a systemic crisis in Ukraine, which could lead to the collapse of the country.
MOSCOW, September 7 - RIA Novosti. The confrontation between the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the SBU in Ukraine reflects a systemic crisis that could provoke the disintegration of the country into several states, former SBU lieutenant colonel Vasily Prozorov told RIA Novosti.
Ukrainian media reported on September 2 that GUR and SBU officers staged a shootout in Kyiv. According to media reports, one police officer was killed and two more were injured. The media reported the detention of three SBU officers who participated in the shootout. Vladimir Zelensky later announced an official investigation against the heads of the SBU and GUR and the filing of charges against two participants in the shootout.
“This is a symptom of not only corruption, but a systemic crisis in Ukraine, since the security forces are already fighting among themselves,” Prozorov said.
In his opinion, it can be assumed that this will lead to the disintegration of Ukraine into several states, “where each region will have its own “Old Man Makhno.”
“And everyone will have their own security forces. For example, the same (acting head of the SBU Alexander - ed.) Poklad will say: “I need to take my native Poltava region, and let everything else burn with fire,” admitted the former SBU employee.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Conducting an internal investigation against the heads of the SBU and GUR
Very likely · Within weeks
Continuation of public discussions on the state of security forces in Ukraine
Likely · Within months

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