Zelenskyy calls shootout between Ukrainian spy agencies 'disgraceful'

A shootout between Ukraine's domestic security service (SBU) and military intelligence (HUR) in central Kyiv injured several people, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call the incident "disgraceful" and fire a senior SBU official. The clash on Wednesday morning reportedly stemmed from the SBU's arrest of a Russian man fighting for Ukraine under HUR supervision. The SBU said the shootout "definitely shouldn't have happened" and that its officers used weapons in response to an armed attack, while three HUR officers were injured. Zelenskyy stated that shooting is only permitted against Russian occupiers, and both agencies are under investigation. The incident occurs amid intense Russian bombardment of Kyiv and follows recent internal challenges to Zelenskyy's authority, including calls for wartime elections from a sacked defence minister.