VH
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Head of the service
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
14 January 1967(Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)
The details
Biography
Vasyl Serhiyovych Hrytsak (Ukrainian: Василь Сергійович Грицак; born 14 January 1967) is the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). He became the SBU's acting head on 18 June 2015, replacing Valentyn Nalyvaichenko. The Verkhovna Rada approved his appointment on 2 July. In 2005-2009 Hrytsak served as the head of the SBU's regional departments in Kiev and Kiev Oblast. In 2009-2010 he headed the SBU department "K" (in fight against corruption and organized crime). He is the father of Oleh Hrytsak, who worked as a prosecutor during Euromaidan.