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Gunfight Between Ukrainian Security Agencies Leaves Wounded in Kyiv

A shootout between Ukrainian security services wounded several people in Kyiv amid Russian attacks.

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A shootout occurred between the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (GUR) in the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv on September 2, 2026. [1] A shootout broke out in Kyiv between different branches of Ukraine's intelligence agencies, specifically the Security Service (SBU) and the General Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), on Wednesday. [2] The SBU claimed that the attackers were attempting to obstruct investigative actions related to a planned terrorist attack by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) against a leader of the Russian opposition political national movement. [3] The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that its agents were attacked by members of another subdivision of the Defense Forces during a special operation. [4] Witnesses reported multiple gunshots, injuries, and bloodstains on the ground, prompting police to close several nearby streets. [5] The SBU issued a statement claiming its personnel were attacked when trying to search a property for a pre-trial investigation into a terrorist act organized by the FSB of the Russian Federation. [6] Three people were wounded in the early morning melee between the intelligence units. [7] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed the leaders of Ukraine's security service (SBU) and its military intelligence unit (HUR) after the incident. [8]
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  1. A shootout occurred between the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (GUR) in the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv on September 2, 2026. · www.24chasa.bg
  2. A shootout broke out in Kyiv between different branches of Ukraine's intelligence agencies, specifically the Security Service (SBU) and the General Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), on Wednesday. · Daily Express
  3. The SBU claimed that the attackers were attempting to obstruct investigative actions related to a planned terrorist attack by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) against a leader of the Russian opposition political national movement. · www.24chasa.bg
  4. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that its agents were attacked by members of another subdivision of the Defense Forces during a special operation. · www.24chasa.bg
  5. Witnesses reported multiple gunshots, injuries, and bloodstains on the ground, prompting police to close several nearby streets. · www.24chasa.bg
  6. The SBU issued a statement claiming its personnel were attacked when trying to search a property for a pre-trial investigation into a terrorist act organized by the FSB of the Russian Federation. · Daily Express
  7. Three people were wounded in the early morning melee between the intelligence units. · Daily Express
  8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed the leaders of Ukraine's security service (SBU) and its military intelligence unit (HUR) after the incident. · Daily Express
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