Volodymyr Zelensky fires two top generals and warns all 'traitors' will be punished

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Source: Sky News

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken decisive action and fired two top security officials who he claimed were “traitors”. In an early morning address, the Ukrainian President announced he had sacked the chief of Main Department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Naumov Andriy Olehovych.

Mr Zelensky also removed the head of the SBU in Kherson Kryvoruchko Serhiy Oleksandrovych, stripping the pair of their titles and labelling them “antiheroes”.

The President accused the two top officials of failing in their duty to protect Ukraine’s “freedom and independence” but did not provide any further detail. “Now I do not have time to deal with all the traitors but gradually they will all be punished,” Mr Zelensky said in a live address on social media.

The defiant President then issued a broader warning that officers who have “not decided where their homeland is” and have violated Ukraine’s oath of allegiance, will “inevitably be deprived of senior military ranks”.

Read more: https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/volodymyr-zelensky-fires-two-top-generals-and-warns-all-traitors-will-be-punished/news-story/2eabd3dd6a2d6562a3ba31eeb818c2ee

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Zelensky: Two Ukrainian generals dismissed for being ‘traitors’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3256034-zelensky-two-ukrainian-generals-dismissed-for-being-traitors/

Zelensky removes two top Ukrainian generals, says he does not have "time to deal with all the traitors"
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-31-22/index.html

Zelensky says two generals who turned out to be traitors stripped of their rank
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3445232-zelensky-says-two-generals-who-turned-out-to-be-traitors-stripped-of-their-rank.html

Zelensky demoted two Ukrainian generals as “traitors”
https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/31/zelensky-demoted-two-ukrainian-generals-as-traitors/

[DURHAM D]

1. Wow Didn't see that problem coming. nt

[NBachers]

2. If only that would happen on a wholesale basis here in the USA.

[hlthe2b]

11. Now deal with Michael Flynn (and others)

[lagomorph777]

14. Also Charles Flynn,

...who actively blocked a response to the coup attempt on Jan 6th.

[Hoyt]

3. Don't see that as good news, truthfully. Hope it's not pervasive.

[iluvtennis]

9. Ditto. n/t

[highplainsdem]

4. See this GD post with video & linked text of the full address & Mark Hertling's comment:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216550547

[JoeOtterbein]

5. ...there is never good news in war...

...I've looked all my life for it but it never happens.

(tears)

[Hoyt]

6. + Infinity.

[Achilleaze]

10. N.B. Republican traitors against America

The long arm of the law is coming for you Republlicans who have betrayed truth, honor, and America.

[Mike Nelson]

8. Hmm...

... I saw this announcement on his Facebook post/page live. At first, I didn't understand it - even though there was English translation running. This post and links help clear it up... I imagine Russia has agents around him. The USA has agents in the Kremlin, of course, and they give info to Biden, who passes it on to Zelensky. Good that they are taking out the garbage!

[2naSalit]

12. Glad they've been found out.

I hope this whole mess ends soon, I can't imagine what those in the war zone are enduring. Well, I can imagine it but my psyche can't process it at this point. I have seen war's aftermath, it's something you can't unsee or ever forget.

[Sanity Claws]

13. Does anyone know exactly what they did?

Were they bringing information back to Russian agents?
Or were they counseling a peace deal that involved giving up eastern provinces?

[Blackjackdavey]

15. I think we can assume

that at least this guy, "head of the SBU in Kherson Kryvoruchko Serhiy Oleksandrovych," had something to do with handing Kherson over to Russia without a fight.

[Sanity Claws]

16. Definitely a traitor

Glad you recognized the name. It was meaningless to me.

[Stuart G]

17. Why be a "traitor?" .....Usually it is ...MONEY, MONEY, MONEY and MORE MONEY!! most of time, but

a small part of the time it is something else...(very small part of the time).....