Zelenskyy fires SBU officer after Kyiv shootout between security agencies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned his country's SBU and GUR security forces on Wednesday after a shootout in Kyiv left three officers injured. The clash reportedly stemmed from the SBU detaining a leader of an anti-Kremlin Russian unit operating under GUR oversight. Zelenskyy called the situation "absolutely shameful," fired a senior SBU officer, and stated that shooting is only permissible against Russian occupiers. The SBU issued contradictory statements about the incident, while a GUR commander accused SBU agents of firing without warning. The shootout is linked to the arrest of Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, whose lawyer claims he was "abducted" on August 23.