Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the head of the state guards on May 9, two days after two of its members were accused of plotting to assassinate him. Zelenskiy issued a decree dismissing Serhiy Rud. No successor was identified. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said this week that it had caught two men -- colonels in the state guard service -- accused of plotting the assassination of Zelenskiy and other top officials. It said the men were recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) who leaked classified information to Moscow. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Zelenskiy Dismisses Head Of State Guards Amid Alleged Assassination Plot
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