# Gunfight Between SBU and HUR Units in Kyiv; Zelensky Condemns Incident

A gunfight between SBU and HUR security units in Kyiv prompted President Zelensky to demand an investigation.

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A gunfight occurred in the Desna district of Kyiv involving representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR). [^1]

President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation as absolutely shameful and promised a detailed investigation by the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation. [^2]

Russian Major General Nikolai Varpachovitsj was critically wounded in an assassination attempt on 2026-09-03 near his home in Probuzhdeniye, southwest Russia, after being shot in the head and abdomen. [^3]

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on 2026-09-03 that there is a chance for a peace agreement with Ukraine, noting that several countries including the US and China are willing to support a peace settlement. [^4]

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, stated that no one has the right to abduct soldiers or open fire on city streets without impunity. [^5]

Witnesses reported hearing multiple shots and seeing injured people and blood on the ground following the incident. [^6]

Ukrainian military commanders reported on 2026-09-03 that they have trapped approximately 2,500 Russian soldiers on the Kinburn Peninsula in the Black Sea, cutting off their supply lines and artillery. [^7]

Ukrainian security service (SBU) officials accused Major General Nikolai Varpachovitsj of ordering a rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, which killed two people and injured dozens. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A gunfight occurred in the Desna district of Kyiv involving representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR). (Rzeczpospolita, News)
2. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation as absolutely shameful and promised a detailed investigation by the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
3. Russian Major General Nikolai Varpachovitsj was critically wounded in an assassination attempt on 2026-09-03 near his home in Probuzhdeniye, southwest Russia, after being shot in the head and abdomen. (AD.nl, News)
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on 2026-09-03 that there is a chance for a peace agreement with Ukraine, noting that several countries including the US and China are willing to support a peace settlement. (AD.nl, News)
5. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, stated that no one has the right to abduct soldiers or open fire on city streets without impunity. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
6. Witnesses reported hearing multiple shots and seeing injured people and blood on the ground following the incident. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
7. Ukrainian military commanders reported on 2026-09-03 that they have trapped approximately 2,500 Russian soldiers on the Kinburn Peninsula in the Black Sea, cutting off their supply lines and artillery. (AD.nl, News)
8. Ukrainian security service (SBU) officials accused Major General Nikolai Varpachovitsj of ordering a rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, which killed two people and injured dozens. (AD.nl, News)

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