Mr. Zelenskyy decided to purge the security forces after the assassination plot.

The State Security Service (SBU) said last month it had arrested two guard colonels accused of plotting to assassinate President Zelenskyy and other officials, including military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Reuters

Introducing Colonel Oleksiy Morozov to staff on Monday, Mr Zelenskyy said the new SBU chief's main task would be to ensure that only people who pledge allegiance to Ukraine join the agency.

“And of course, this body must eliminate anyone who does not choose Ukraine for themselves or discredits the state protection body,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on Telegram.

President Zelenskyy had previously fired Mr Morozov's predecessor, Serhiy Rud, in May, two days after the SBU arrested its employees on charges of leaking classified information to foreign countries.

Hoang Anh (according to Reuters)

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