Brigadier General Andriy Naumov, the former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU, left Ukraine just hours before the Russian invasion on February 24, Radio Liberty reports..

Naumov, accompanied by several people, left Ukraine on February 23, his family - earlier. Law enforcement officers opened a case against him under Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - state money, journalists of the Schemes project report, citing sources in law enforcement agencies. The investigation is being carried out by the GBR.

In the second half of March, several addresses of Andrey Naumov were searched in connection with the treason case.. Investigative actions were carried out, in particular, in an apartment in the Alter Ego residential complex in Kyiv and the village of Grebenki not far from the capital (the property is registered with Naumov’s relatives).

During the searches, it turned out that the general’s property was guarded by SBU officers.. Journalists suggest that protection was provided as part of the criminal proceedings from 2021 on the possible preparation of an attempt on the murder of Naumov.

Andrey Naumov joined the SBU shortly after Ivan Bakanov became its head. Later, he headed the internal security department of the department, as a result of which the WB Directorate changed its status to "

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