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Ukraine parliament removes security chief, Zelenskiy fires another top official

FILE PHOTO: Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Ivan Bakanov attends a news briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine's parliament dismissed the domestic security chief and prosecutor general on Tuesday, two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suspended them for failing to root out Russian spies.

Ivan Bakanov was fired from his position at the helm of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) by a comfortable majority, several lawmakers said on the Telegram messaging app.

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