Zelenskyy appoints new counterintelligence heads of Security Service of Ukraine

STANISLAV POHORILOV - 25 March, 16:07

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President

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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