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This article highlights significant appointments in Ukraine across various sectors in 2026, reflecting the evolving political and strategic landscape. Among them, Serhii Deineko, previously linked to corruption allegations, now commands the Third Border Guard Detachment. Taras Chmut joins the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency, marking a notable shift in military procurement policy. Oleh Luhovskyi, previously deputy, steps up as acting head of the Foreign Intelligence Service under President Zelenskyy's latest administrative changes. Denys Shmyhal's dual role as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy reflects emphasis on enhancing energy sector leadership. Meanwhile, Mykhailo Fedorov takes over as Minister of Defence, shaping Ukraine's defense strategy during crucial times.

What recent appointments have occurred in Ukraine's defense sector?

Recent appointments in Ukraine include Mykhailo Fedorov as the Minister of Defence and Pavlo Yelizarov as the deputy commander of the Air Force. These changes aim to fortify Ukraine's defense capabilities and leadership amidst ongoing conflicts.

Who is the new acting head of the Foreign Intelligence Service in Ukraine?

Oleh Luhovskyi is the new acting head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, appointed by President Zelenskyy. His leadership aligns with strategic intelligence objectives essential for national security.

What changes have been made in Ukraine's infrastructure advisory roles?

Oleksandr Kubrakov, former Minister of Infrastructure, now serves as Zelenskyy’s freelance advisor on infrastructure. His advisory role is crucial for advancing infrastructure and community relations in Ukraine.

How is Ukraine addressing military procurement reforms?

To enhance military procurement, Taras Chmut, a volunteer, has been appointed to the Defense Procurement Agency's Supervisory Board. His inclusion is aimed at increasing transparency and efficiency in procurement processes.

Who leads Ukraine's Third Border Guard Detachment now?

Serhii Deineko, despite previous allegations of corruption, has been mobilized and now commands the Third Border Guard Detachment, reflecting a strategic decision to utilize experienced military leadership under current conditions.

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Former Head of the State Border Guard Service Serhii Deineko Former head of State Border Guard Service Deineko, who was exposed for corruption, has been mobilised and will head Third Border Guard Detachment, — media Former head of the State Border Guard Service Serhii Deineko, who is suspected of involvement in cigarette smuggling, has been appointed commander of the Third Border Guard Detachment named after Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevhen Pikus (also known as the "Revenge" border guard brigade). 7 500 67 Previously in trend: Deineko case

Taras Chmut Volunteer Chmut joins Supervisory Board of Defense Procurement Agency – Fedorov Taras Chmut, a volunteer and head of the Come Back Alive charity foundation, has been appointed as a representative of the Ministry of Defence to the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA). 4 094 54 Previously in trend: Purchases of the DPA Defense Ministry appointments

Oleh Luhovskyi Zelenskyy appointed Oleh Luhovskyi acting head of Foreign Intelligence Service President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleh Luhovskyi, first deputy head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, as acting head of the agency. 3 425 11 Previously in trend: Staff changes

Kubrakov Former Infrastructure Minister Kubrakov becomes Zelenskyy’s freelance advisor on infrastructure issues, - decree Former Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov has become an external advisor to the President of Ukraine on infrastructure and community relations. 1 105 16 Previously in trend: Staff changes

Yelizarov Zelenskyy: Pavlo Yelizarov appointed deputy commander of Air Force Pavlo Yelizarov (Lazar), commander of the special unit "Lazar’s group," will become the new deputy commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The approach to using air defense will also be changed. 6 115 51 Previously in trend: Ukrainian Air defence Appointment in the Air Force

Denys Shmyhal is the new Minister of Energy of Ukraine On its second attempt, Verkhovna Rada appointed Shmyhal as Minister of Energy The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appointed Denys Shmyhal as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine. 3 417 47 Previously in trend: New minister of Energy

Fedorov appointed as Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rada appointed Fedorov as Minister of Defence of Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada supported the appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defence of Ukraine. 6 431 79 Previously in trend: Defense Ministry appointments Staff changes

Zelenskyy Zelenskyy appoints Yaroslav Merezhko as deputy head of SSU President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Yaroslav Merezhko as deputy head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). 5 119 15 Previously in trend: Staff changes SSU appointments

Shmyhal hasn’t been appointed Minister of Energy Verkhovna Rada failed to appoint Shmyhal to post of Minister of Energy The Verkhovna Rada didn't appoint Denys Shmyhal to the position of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy of Ukraine. 8 322 58 Previously in trend: New minister of Energy

Ivan Rudnytskyi Former head of Volyn Regional Military Administration Rudnytskyi becomes deputy head of SSU President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Ivan Rudnytskyi from his position as head of the Volyn Regional State Administration and appointed him deputy head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). 4 167 30 Previously in trend: Appointment of heads of Regional State Administrations Staff changes SSU appointments

Kyrylo Budanov Budanov appointed as head of Office of President – presidential decree President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and Oleh Ivashchenko as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate. 6 897 99 Previously in trend: Who will head the Office of the President?

Who will replace Yermak in the Office of the President? We will find out on 5 December. Today will be announced who will head Office of President, - Zhelezniak Today, the candidacy of the new head of the President's Office is likely to be announced. 6 012 52 Previously in trend: Who will head the Office of the President?

Supervisory boards in defence and energy to be rebooted Zelenskyy orders reboot of supervisory boards in defence and energy sectors President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed personnel changes in the energy sector with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. 1 424 30

UP: At least four main contenders to replace Yermak at President’s Office Palisa, Budanov, Fedorov and Shmyhal seen as main contenders to head President’s Office – media As of now, there are at least four contenders in government for the post of new head of the President’s Office after Andriy Yermak’s resignation. 2 699 38 Previously in trend: Personnel changes in government Yermak’s dismissal

Berezhna is the new Minister of Culture. What is known? Rada appointed Berezhna to position of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Culture The Verkhovna Rada appointed Tetiana Berezhna to the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy - Minister of Culture of Ukraine. 1 853 8 Previously in trend: New Minister of Culture

Hero of Ukraine Maksym Danylchuk took command of 47th Magura 26-year-old Hero of Ukraine Maksym Danylchuk took command of 47th SMB "Magura" 26-year-old Hero of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Danylchuk, has become the new commander of the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade "Magura". 7 530 35 Previously in trend: Maksym Danylchuk is new brigade commander of 47th SMB

Yevhen Khmara appointed new head of SSU Special Operations Center "A" Zelenskyy appoints Yevhen Khmara as head of SSU Special Operations Center "A" President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Yevhen Khmara as head of the Special Operations Center "A" of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). 3 893 12 Previously in trend: SSU appointments

Tochytskyi appointed to new post – What we know Zelenskyy appoints Tochytskyi as Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to Council of Europe President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykola Tochytskyi as Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe. 1 695 12

The Khartiia Brigade has got a new commander. Who is he? 13th Brigade of NGU "Khartiia" headed by Daniel Kitone (Cuba). PHOTOS The 13th Brigade of the National Guard "Khartiia" is headed by Daniel Kitone (Cuba). 10 857 66 Previously in trend: New commander of Khartiia brigade Daniel Kitone

Tsyvinskyi’s appointment at BES: G7 reaction G7 ambassadors on Tsyvinskyi’s appointment: It promotes improving Ukraine’s business climate G7 ambassadors welcome Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi’s appointment as director of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES). 730 8 Previously in trend: Tsyvinskyi appointed as new director of BES

Tsyvinskyi is the new director of the Economic Security Bureau Tsyvinskyi appointed director of BES - Svyrydenko Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi has been appointed director of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine. 7 314 72 Previously in trend: Competition for BES head

Anatolii Kryvonozhko Zelenskyy appoints Anatolii Kryvonozhko as commander of Air Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko as the Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 8 787 37

Butusov Butusov, serviceman of 13th Brigade "Khartiia," was appointed platoon commander for countering enemy UAV operators Yurii Butusov, a journalist and soldier of the 13th Khartiia Brigade, has been appointed platoon commander to fight UAV operators. 17 657 60 Previously in trend: Butusov enlisted in Ukraine’s National Guard

Svitlana Zalishchuk appointed new Ukrainian Ambassador to Sweden Zelenskyy appoints former People’s Deputy Zalishchuk as Ukraine’s ambassador to Sweden President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed public activist and former People’s Deputy of the VIII convocation Svitlana Zalishchuk as Ukraine’s ambassador to Sweden. 4 363 28 Previously in trend: Staff changes in the embassies

Herman Smetanin will temporarily head Ukroboronprom Smetanin to serve as acting CEO of Ukroboronprom Herman Smetanin has been appointed acting CEO of Ukroboronprom following the transfer of the Ministry of Strategic Industries, which he headed, under the Ministry of Defense’s management. 1 313 8 Previously in trend: Ukroboronprom

New ambassadors of Ukraine Zelenskyy signed decrees Zelenskyy signs decrees appointing new ambassadors. LIST President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed 16 new ambassadors of Ukraine to a number of countries. 6 036 18 Previously in trend: Appointment of Ukrainian ambassadors

Umerov appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Presidential Decree Umerov appointed Secretary of National Security and Defense Council - decree Former Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has been appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. 10 396 116 Previously in trend: Umerov is the new Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council

Zelenskyy signs decree on Olha Stefanishyna’s new position Zelenskyy appoints Stefanishyna as presidential envoy for development of cooperation with the United States. PHOTOS President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Olha Stefanishyna as Special Envoy of the President of Ukraine for the Development of Cooperation with the United States of America. 8 762 76 Previously in trend: Stefanishyna’s resignation New Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States

Svyrydenko is Ukraine’s new prime minister Rada adopts decision Rada appointed Svyrydenko as new prime minister The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister of Ukraine. 5 637 43 Previously in trend: New Cabinet

Yevhen Lasiichuk became commander of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces Colonel Lasiichuk heads 7th Corps of Airborne Assault Forces Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevhen Lasiichuk has been appointed commander of the 7th Air Assault Corps. 6 145 14 Previously in trend: Appointment of officers

Hennadii Shapovalov becomes commander of the Ground Forces General Shapovalov takes charge of Ground Forces President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Hennadii Shapovalov as Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 11 949 44 Previously in trend: Commander of Ground Forces

Ruslan Kravchenko is the new Prosecutor General of Ukraine Verkhovna Rada appointed Kravchenko as Prosecutor General The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General of Ukraine. 8 352 57 Previously in trend: Appointment of Kravchenko as Prosecutor General

Vadym Sukharevskyi appointed deputy commander of the East Operational Command Sukharevskyi appointed Deputy Commander of OC East Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, who previously led the Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, has been appointed Deputy Commander of the Operational Command East under Oleh Mikats. 8 123 8 Previously in trend: Sukharevskyi appointed Deputy Commander of Operational Command East

Robert Brovdi "Magyar" to lead Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi (Magyar) appointed Commander of Unmanned Systems Forces President of Ukraine has appointed Robert Brovdi, known by his callsign Magyar, as the new Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, replacing Vadym Sukharevskyi. 20 897 98 Previously in trend: Magyar appointed commander of Unmanned Systems Forces

Umerov gets three new deputies Management team of Ministry of Defence has been strengthened. Boiev, Shevtsov and Kozenko appointed as Deputy Defence Ministers, - Umerov Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has renewed the management team of the Ministry of Defence. 2 572 34 Previously in trend: Defense Ministry appointments

Bohdan Hrishenkov is new commander of Azov Brigade Bohdan Hrishenkov (Pugach) appointed as new commander of Azov brigade. INFOGRAPHICS Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Hrishenkov (Pugach) has been appointed the new commander of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine. 8 672 8 Previously in trend: Azov Brigade

Oleh Hryhorov to head Sumy Regional State Administration Zelenskyy appoints Hryhorov as head of Sumy RSA (updated) On Thursday, April 17, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing Oleh Hryhorov as the head of the Sumy Regional State Administration (RSA). 5 944 44 Previously in trend: Appointment of heads of Regional State Administrations

Ivan Sopiha State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Ivan Sopiha appointed as State Secretary of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense – Umerov The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Ivan Sopiha as State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense. 1 699 8 Previously in trend: Defense Ministry appointments

Zelenskyy appoints new ambassadors to a number of countries Zelenskyy appoints new Ukrainian ambassadors to 6 countries On Monday, 7 April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed new ambassadors of Ukraine to China, Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Paraguay. 3 567 17 Previously in trend: Appointment of Ukrainian ambassadors

Andrii Melnyk becomes Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Melnyk appointed as Ukraine’s new Permanent Representative to UN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved the appointment of a number of Ukrainian ambassadors, including Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations. 3 464 28 Previously in trend: Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations

Andrii Kostin appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the Netherlands Ex-Prosecutor General Kostin becomes Ukraine’s Ambassador to Netherlands On Monday, April 7, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed former Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin as Ukraine's ambassador to the Netherlands and Ukraine's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. 4 128 73 Previously in trend: Andrii Kostin becomes Ambassador of Ukraine to the Netherlands

Mykola Kalashnyk is the new head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Zelenskyy appoints Kalashnyk as head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykola Kalashnyk as the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. 3 474 8 Previously in trend: Kalashnyk is the new head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration

General Hnatov appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Hnatov appointed Deputy Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Andrii Hnatov has been appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 4 246 8

New Deputies of the Minister of Defense - Churkin and Moisiuk General Moisiuk and Captain Churkin appointed as Umierov’s deputies The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed new deputy ministers of defense of Ukraine. 7 054 18

Trump, Kellogg Trump officially appoints Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia On Monday, February 3, US President Donald Trump signed an official decree appointing retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia. 2 776 18

Commander of JF Hnatov Commander of Joint Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine Hnatov appointed Deputy Chief of General Staff - Zelenskyy The Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andrii Hnatov, will move to the General Staff as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. 8 027 23

Drapatyi Zelenskyy appoints Drapatyi as commander of OSGT "Khortytsia". VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander of the "Khortytsia" Operational and Strategic Group of Forces. 12 196 52

US Senate to appoint heads of Department of State and Pentagon today US Senate to vote today on appointment of heads of Department of State and Pentagon The US Senate is to vote today on the appointment of the Secretary of State and the head of the Pentagon. Marco Rubio and Pete Hagel are being considered for the positions. 1 994 1