Vasyl Hrytsak

Vasyl Hrytsak
Василь Грицак
Hrytsak in 2017
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
In office
18 June 2015[1] – 20 May 2019[2]
Preceded byValentyn Nalyvaichenko
Succeeded byIvan Bakanov (acting)
Head of the Anti-Terrorist Center
In office
7 July 2014 – 23 June 2015
Preceded byVasyl Krutov
Succeeded byVitaly Malikov
Personal details
Born
Vasyl Serhiyovych Hrytsak

(1967-01-14) 14 January 1967 (age 57)
Bushcha, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
ChildrenOleh Hrytsak
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/service Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service1990–present
Rank General of the Army of Ukraine(2016)[3]
Awards
Order of Merit (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class)

Vasyl Serhiiovych Hrytsak (Ukrainian: Василь Сергійович Грицак; born 14 January 1967) is a Ukrainian serviceman, army general, and the fourteenth head of the Security Service of Ukraine. Founder and chairman of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian Center for Analytics and Security. Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (2015–2019). Member of the National Security and Defense Council (2015–2019).[4] General of the Army of Ukraine.[5]

  1. ^ Until 2 July 2015 he was acting
  2. ^ "Глава СБУ подал в отставку". РИА Новости. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Порошенко присвоїв Грицаку звання генерала армії" [Poroshenko awarded to Hrytsak the rank of General of the Army]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 26 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 10 липня 2015 year № 410/2015 «Про зміни у складі Ради національної безпеки і оборони України» (in Ukrainian)
  5. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 25 березня 2016 year № 111/2016 «Про присвоєння військових звань» (in Ukrainian)