Overview
- Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko announced the appointment via Telegram and said Serhiy Deineko will take a combat-unit command after a short medical rehabilitation.
- Deineko will continue military service while serving as an advisor to the Interior Minister.
- Klimenko cited Deineko’s six-plus years of leadership and combat experience and expects expert input on border-security decisions.
- Following a meeting with Klimenko, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the candidates to replace the head of the State Border Guard Service have been chosen and that the appointment will happen soon.
- Deineko led the State Border Guard Service from June 2019 and has worked in the border service since 1996.