Petro Zyma
Ukrainian government official
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Colonel Petro Anatoliyvich Zyma[4] (Ukrainian: Петро Анатолійович Зима; born on 18 January 1970), is a government official who served as a chief of the Security Service of Ukraine in Sevastopol from 2012 until the Russian annexation of Crimea in February 2014.[5][6][7]
BornPetro Anatoliyovich Zima
18 January 1970[3]
18 January 1970[3]
CitizenshipUkraine (until 2014)
Russia (since 2014)
Russia (since 2014)
OccupationSecurity officer of the SBU
Petro Zyma | |
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Петро Зима | |
| Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine in Sevastopol | |
| In office 12 October 2012[1] – 3 March 2014[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Petro Anatoliyovich Zima 18 January 1970[3] |
| Citizenship | Ukraine (until 2014) Russia (since 2014) |
| Occupation | Security officer of the SBU |
On 3 March, he was officially dismissed by acting President Oleksandr Turchynov,[2] thus immediately defecting to Russia, becoming an employee of the Federal Security Service, as of 2015.[8]
Besides being accused of treason, Zyma is under suspicion of involvement in killing civilians during the Euromaidan events in February 2014.[9][6]
