President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Oleh Ivashchenko, as head of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense instead of Kyrylo Budanov. Zelenskyy announced this on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"From today, Oleh Ivashchenko will continue to serve our state and carry out tasks to limit the russian military potential at the positions of military intelligence of Ukraine," he said.
Zelenskyy also said that before his new appointment, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Ivashchenko reported on the general situation around Ukraine and current threats.
Zelenskyy appointed Ivashchenko as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service in March 2024, replacing Oleksandr Lytvynenko.
Previously, Lieutenant General Ivashchenko held the position of First Deputy Head of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense - Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As Ukrainian News Agency reported, earlier on Friday, Zelenskyy announced that he had proposed Budanov to head the Office of the President and instructed the new head of the Office, in cooperation with the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov and other necessary leaders and institutions, to update and submit for approval the strategic framework for the defense and development of Ukraine and further steps.
In August 2020, Zelenskyy appointed Budanov as head of the Defense Ministry's Defense Intelligence, replacing Vasyl Burba.
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