Politics

Ukrainian ex-security officer who defected to Russia ‘killed fighting for Moscow’

Ammar Anwer

06.04.2026, 16:45

Volodymyr Lyapkin was a major general in Ukraine’s SBU before he fled to Russia. — Volodymyr Lyapkin was a major general in Ukraine’s SBU before he fled to Russia. Photo: Security Service of Ukraine

Volodymyr Lyapkin was a major general in Ukraine’s SBU before he fled to Russia.