Zelensky Ousts Ukraine’s Border Guard Chief as Security Leadership Reshuffle Widens

The moves reflect a broader overhaul that keeps the armed forces’ commander in place.

Overview

A presidential decree removed Serhii Deineka as head of the State Border Guard Service and named Valeriy Vavryniuk acting chairman.
Zelensky said he does not currently plan to replace commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Kyrylo Budanov was appointed to lead the presidential office, a role noted in reports as sensitive due to his listing by Russia’s Rosfinmonitoring as an extremist and terrorist.
Oleg Ivashchenko was named to head Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate.
Zelensky said he proposed Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov for the post of defence minister.