Ukraine's SBU and HUR clash after Kyiv shootout

A shootout between Ukraine's SBU security service and HUR military intelligence in Kyiv on September 2 has sparked a public conflict, with both agencies offering opposing accounts and parliament demanding explanations. At least three HUR officers were injured in the incident. The dispute centers on the alleged abduction of Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov. The SBU claims it detained him while preventing an FSB-plot to assassinate a Russian opposition figure, releasing a video of his confession. HUR and Kaplunov's lawyer counter that he was tortured and that the operation was a campaign to discredit military intelligence. President Zelenskyy called the clash "absolutely disgraceful" and ordered investigations, while experts warn the inter-agency rivalry undermines public trust and national security during wartime. The parliamentary committee has summoned both agencies to report on the incident.