The Office of the President of Ukraine thanks Vasyl Burbo, who served as the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He showed his high efficiency and professionalism and made a significant contribution to improving the security situation in Ukraine.
At the same time, the Office of the President welcomes the appointment of Kyrylo Budanov to this position. Replacement of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is linked to the need to reconfigure, intensify work and search for contemporary approaches and views on addressing security issues and their implementation.
Kyrylo Budanov is an intelligence officer at the Ministry of Defense.