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Zelenskiy says he will appoint Oleh Ivashchenko as new military intelligence chief

By Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026 | 9:26 AM

KYIV, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ‍President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on ‌Friday he ‌will appoint the head of the foreign ​intelligence service ‍Oleh ​Ivashchenko ​as the ‍new military intelligence chief.

Ivashchenko will replace ‍Kyrylo Budanov who will ‍become ‍the ​new head ​of ⁠Zelenskiy’s ‌office.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Toby ⁠Chopra)