Zelenskyy appoints new counterintelligence heads of Security Service of Ukraine

Mar 25, 2026 - 14:10
Zelenskyy appoints new counterintelligence heads of Security Service of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed new heads of the Counterintelligence Department and the Military Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).

Source: presidential decrees No. 269/2026 and No. 270/2026 signed on 25 March

Details: According to the decrees, Serhii Hunkovskyi has been appointed head of the SSU Counterintelligence Department; he previously served as deputy head of the same department.

Viktor Zaiets has also been appointed head of the SSU Military Counterintelligence Department.

Background:

  • SSU's counterintelligence units are part of its central administration.
  • In January 2025, Andrii Tupikov was appointed head of the Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine; he currently serves as deputy head of the SSU.

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