# Ukraine has become lawless territory as security forces fight over money, envoy says

https://mins.news/en/item/68148

- TASS, 2026-09-22 01:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190825

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS that Ukraine is now a “gray zone” and “criminal swamp” where empowered security agencies fight over revenue. He characterized relations between the GUR, SBU and other agencies as a struggle for money rather than political direction. A shootout between the SBU and GUR occurred in Kyiv in late August, followed by an explosion near the acting security chief’s office on September 4.