Vasyl Malyuk, architect of high-risk operations deep inside Russia, is moved aside after a power struggle and the political fallout from a corruption inquiry
The spy who led some of Ukraine’s most daring operations of the war has been forced to resign by President Zelensky as part of the fallout of a corruption scandal.
Vasyl Malyuk, head of the domestic security services known as the SBU, spent the weekend fighting for his position after the president made it known that he intended to redeploy him.
During a meeting with Zelensky on Saturday, the spymaster apparently refused to stand down. He was supported by several senior figures within the Ukrainian military and security establishment who publicly warned the president against his removal, arguing that it could weaken the country’s war effort.
