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Vasyl Maliuk, head of Ukraine's SBU security service resigns from his post

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine and Yevhenii Khmara, Head of the Center of Special Operations “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine

© APA | Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine and Yevhenii Khmara, Head of the Center of Special Operations “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine

# 05 January 2026 16:14 (UTC +04:00)

Vasyl Maliuk, head of the country's SBU security service has resigned from his post, said Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on his Telegram channel, APA reports.

"I had a meeting with Vasyl Maliuk. I thanked him for his combat service and proposed that he focus on this line of work specifically. I tasked Vasyl Maliuk with making our asymmetric operations the strongest in the world. The necessary resources and political support are in place. Together, we also discussed potential candidates for appointment as a new Head of the Security Service of Ukraine," Zelenskyy stressed.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also had a meeting with Yevhenii Khmara, Head of the Center of Special Operations “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine.

"We will scale up the experience of Ukrainian special operations forces and the CSO “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine," the President added.

According to information provided by Ukrainian President’s adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, Yevhenii Khmara will temporarily perform the duties of the head of the Security Service of Ukraine.

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