“Today, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered on high treason and collaborationist activities of employees of the prosecutor’s office, pre-trial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies,” Zelensky said in a video message.
In 198 criminal proceedings, the relevant persons were notified of the suspicion, he noted.
“In particular, more than 60 employees of the bodies and the SBU remained in the occupied territory and are working against our state,” he said.
Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the state's security and "the connections recorded between the employees of the security forces of Ukraine and the special services of Russia raise very serious questions for the relevant leaders," Zelensky said.
On July 17, the Ukrainian President dismissed the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova and the head of the SBU Ivan Bakanov.