President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised more “personnel decisions” at Ukraine’s domestic security service following a corruption scandal that has fuelled public anger over official impunity.

Anti-corruption authorities unveiled ‌charges this week against several senior security and law enforcement officials over their alleged role ‌in shielding a vast criminal ring.

Investigators said the group ran scam centres, traded drugs and produced fake currency and cigarettes with the help of top employees from the SBU security service, National Police and Prosecutor General’s office.

Some had helped plan kidnappings and ‌other forms of ‌violence for ⁠the ring.

In his evening address, Zelenskiy said the alleged ​crimes – part of an evolving probe by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and its sister agency – were “frankly shameful, absolutely unacceptable”.

The investigation was the latest high-profile case against sitting officials that has angered many people fighting for survival as Russia continues to wage war in ⁠Ukraine.

“There have already been dismissals in the ‌Security ​Service of Ukraine because of this, and there will be other personnel decisions,” Zelenskiy said, ​adding that ‌he expected a full investigation with results.

A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the ​arrest pending bail of a former SBU general in connection with the case.

Two police officials and another suspect were also ordered held this week.

Zelenskiy ​said ​he had proposed new legislation ​requiring all employees of the SBU, which enjoys ‌sweeping law enforcement and military powers, to publicly declare their assets.

Asset declarations have been a powerful tool for monitoring corruption in Ukraine, which must eradicate graft to secure membership in the European Union and continue receiving badly needed financial aid.

The SBU’s military wing ​carries out long-range attacks on Russia and other daring wartime operations but other ​units have been hit by ⁠allegations of corruption and intimidation.

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PLEASE, AAP... I WAS GOING TO SAY, GET A LIFE.... BUT, I KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE ROLE OF A NEWS SERVICE TO "HAVE AN OPINION OTHER THAN"... BUT IT YOU'VE FOLLOWED THE CAREER OF THIS DICK-PIANO PLAYING COMEDIAN, YOU WOULD KNOW TWO THINGS: HE'S MORE CORRUPT THAN THE OTHER GUYS AND HIS MOTHER IS MI6 OF THE ENGLISH SECRET SERVICES, WHILE WE SUSPECT HIS FATHER IS THE CIA... [BOTH SECRET SERVICES OPERATE THE SBU IN YUCKRAINE [THE NAZI KIEV REGIME].

YUCKRAINE [THE NAZI KIEV REGIME] IS THE MOST CORRUPT PLACE ON THE PLANET... EVEN THE PRESENT [AND PAST — YES THE BIDENS WERE CROOKS IN UKRAINE...] CROOKED FAMILY IN THE WHITE HOUSE CANNOT MATCH THE KIEV LEVEL OF EMBEZZLEMENT....

THE AMERICANS IN THEIR GOOD INTENTIONS TO AVOID LOSING TOO MUCH CASH DID PLACE SOME "INDEPENDENT" INSPECTORS IN KIEV TO MAKE SURE THE BEAST WAS NOT BLEEDING IN THE OPEN AIR. MEANWHILE, WEAPONS SENT TO KIEV END UP IN THE HANDS OF TERRORISTS IN AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE, PROBABLY DISTRIBUTED BY THE SAID MI6 AND CIA TO LITTLE HELPERS AGAINST THOSE COUNTRIES THAT WANT TO BE INDEPENDENT...

CHRISMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND ZELENSKYY IS GOING TO GET A BONUS... OR A BONE... IF THE LEVEL OF YUCKRAINIAN CROOKERY HAPPENED SO OVERTLY IN SAY KENYA, THE NEWS AROUND THE WORLD WOULD HAVE GONE CRAZY ABOUT THESE .... WELL YOU KNOW... ZULUS OR WHATEVER...

BUT THE NEWS IS FED [AND POLITELY MODERATED] BY THE CIA AND MI6 TO AAP.... AND TO THE REST OF THE SCRIBES IN THE WORLD...

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