Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Oleh IVASHCHENKO

Lieutenant General

Born September 9, 1969

 

Education:

Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School;

National Defence Academy of Ukraine;

National Defence University of Ukraine;

Kyiv-Mohyla Business school;

University of Economics and Law.

Ph.D. in Military Science.

Career:

Held a variety of positions across the Armed Forces of Ukraine both in Ukraine and abroad. Combat veteran.

2015 – 2019                   First Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine – Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence;

2019 – 2024                   First Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine – Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Intelligence;

Since March 26, 2024 –  Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

(Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 189/2024).

Decorated with state awards:

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class;
Order of Danylo Halytskyi.