From 14h ago 13.02 BST Zelenskiy orders purge of state guard after alleged assassination plots Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told the new chief of Ukraine’s state guard service to clear its ranks of people discrediting it after two of its officers were accused of plotting to assassinate senior officials. “And, of course, the agency must be cleared of anyone who chooses not Ukraine for themselves or discredits the state guard service,” he wrote on Telegram. Share13h ago 13.56 BST Ukraine has accused Russia of stepping up frontline attacks using prohibited hazardous chemicals, AFP reported. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Share14h ago 13.02 BST Zelenskiy orders purge of state guard after alleged assassination plots Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told the new chief of Ukraine’s state guard service to clear its ranks of people discrediting it after two of its officers were accused of plotting to assassinate senior officials. “And, of course, the agency must be cleared of anyone who chooses not Ukraine for themselves or discredits the state guard service,” he wrote on Telegram.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2024 12:46 UTC