On September 3 local time, RT reported that Ukraine has suspended Mr. Roman Hladkyi - Chief of Staff of the Unmanned Systems Force (USF) Command.
The decision was made after a meeting of the National Security, Intelligence and Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi decided to conduct an additional special investigation into Mr. Roman Hladkyi. During the investigation, Mr. Hladkyi was suspended from his posts.
Earlier, public opinion was outraged when Ukraine appointed Colonel Roman Hladkyi as Chief of Staff of the USF. The military analysis group DeepState reacted to Mr. Hladkyi's appointment. In a statement, the group stated: "Mr. Roman Hladkyi is suspected of treason, espionage and corruption. His wife has Russian citizenship. His daughter represents Russia in sports competitions."
Pravda's source said that court records contain information that in 2020, Mr. Hladkyi sued the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) over an order issued by the head of the SSU branch in the Odessa region , which deprived Mr. Hladkyi of access to state secrets.
On September 3, the SSU announced that it had not investigated Roman Hladkyi before his appointment because “the law did not require it” for that position. Later, the SSU spokesman added that the Security Service of Ukraine had conducted a check on Colonel Roman Hladkyi in 2020, in connection with his access to state secrets.
Colonel Roman Hladkyi's suspension comes amid a change in the Ukrainian government. President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his deputy chief of staff, Rostyslav Shurma.
In addition, Minister of Strategic Industries Aleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Justice Denis Maliuski and Minister of Environmental Protection Ruslan Strilets all submitted their resignations on September 3.
