Zelenskyy removes former head of Special Comms Service from Commander-in-Chief's Staff

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has removed Yurii Shchyhol, former head of the State Special Communications Service, from the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and appointed Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov to this position.

Source: a decree on the website of the President’s Office

Quote: "In accordance with Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On the Defence of Ukraine,’ on the basis of a proposal by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, I decree... that Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, shall be appointed to serve on the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief; and Yurii Shchyhol shall be removed from the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief."

Details: The decree comes into force from the day of its publication.

Background: 

• The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have exposed the leadership of Ukraine’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection as having appropriated more than UAH 62 million of public money.

• The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Yurii Shchyhol, Head of the State Special Communications Service, on the same day.

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