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.