Zelenskyy discusses candidates for new SBU chief with Maliuk, offers him another position in special service

13:38, 05.01.2026 1 min read

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Maliuk, focus on combat work in the structure of the special service, offering him a corresponding position, and also discussed with him the candidates for the new head of the department.

"We met with Vasyl Malyuk. I thanked him for the combat work and suggested that we focus on this type of work. There should be more Ukrainian asymmetric operations against the occupier and the Russian state, more of our strong results in destroying the enemy. Vasyl Vasylovich knows this best and will continue to do this in the SBU system. I instructed Vasyl Maliuk to make the direction of our asymmetric operations the strongest in the world. There are resources and proper political support for this," Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Monday following the meeting.

The president added that together with Maliuk, "we also discussed the candidates for new head of the SBU."