Candidates for National Police chief post being coordinated with prime minister – interior minister
Candidates for the position of head of the National Police of Ukraine are being coordinated with the prime minister, and the relevant nominations will be submitted in the near future.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivsky announced on Friday that candidates for the head of the National Police of Ukraine are being coordinated with the prime minister. Vyhivsky made the statement while speaking at the Verkhovna Rada. He added that the nominations for the position will be submitted in the near future.
As for the acting head of the National Police, Vyhivsky stated that several candidates are being considered and coordinated with the prime minister. He also mentioned that the future head of the State Border Guard Service has seen a change in leadership. Currently, Vadym Chenchyk is serving as the acting head of the State Border Guard Service.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Serhiy Deineko from his post on January 4, 2026, and temporarily assigned the duties to First Deputy Head Valeriy Vavryniuk. On August 31, 2026, President Zelenskyy signed two decrees: one relieving Vavryniuk of his duties as acting head, and another assigning those duties to Deputy Head Vadym Chenchyk.
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