# Zelensky announces further purges in Ukraine’s Security Service

https://mins.news/en/item/12819

- TASS, 2026-08-04 11:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2168841

> Vladimir Zelensky announced further purges within Ukraine’s Security Service. He changed the chiefs of the SBU’s regional directorates in eight Ukrainian regions. The move affects the agency’s regional leadership. It represents another personnel shake-up in Ukraine’s security service.

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