The head of Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, in Kirovograd Region was found dead in his home on Saturday evening, with sources telling local media that it was likely a suicide.
The body of Aleksandr Nakonechny was found by his wife at their apartment in Krapivnitsky, the main city of the central Ukrainian Kirovograd Region.
The SBU has confirmed the security chief’s death, saying that the incident is being investigated.
The Ukrainian website Obozrevatel has claimed that Nakonechny died of a “penetrating gunshot wound to the body.”
According to preliminary data, he “committed suicide” with the firearm that he had been previously awarded for excellent service, a source told the outlet.
Lieutenant-colonel Nakonechny had been in charge of the region’s department of the SBU since January 2021.
Before landing his post in Krapivnitsky, he spent over a…
