President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky On January 2, he signed decrees regarding key personnel appointments within the government structures. Kyrylo Budanov was appointed head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, while Oleh Ivashchenko was appointed head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyrylo Budanov / photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
The information is confirmed by official decrees signed by the president.
According to the documents:
– Kyrylo Budanov replaced Andriy Yermak as head of the Presidential Office,
– Oleh Ivashchenko took over the leadership of Ukraine’s military intelligence, which had been headed by Budanov until then.
Budanov himself announced that he accepted the president’s proposal and considered it an honor to assume the position of head of the Presidential Office. Previously, sources close to the head of state indicated that Ivashchenko—formerly associated with the Foreign Intelligence Service—was one of the leading candidates to head military intelligence.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is responsible for strategic reconnaissance, intelligence operations, and special operations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, playing a key role during the ongoing war with Russia.
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