Vasyl Hrytsak

Vasyl Hrytsak
Василь Грицак
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2015[1]
Preceded by	Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
Head of the Anti-Terrorist Center
In office 7 July 2014 – 23 June 2015
Preceded by	Vasyl Krutov
Personal details
Born	14 January 1967 Bushcha, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Children	Oleh Hrytsak
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service	1990 — present
Rank	General of the Army (2016)[2]
Awards	Order of Merit (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class)

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.^[3] The Verkhovna Rada approved his appointment on 2 July.^[4]

In 2005-2009 Hrytsak served as the head of the SBU's regional departments in Kiev and Kiev Oblast.^[5] 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.^[6][7]

References

1. Until 2 July 2015 he was acting
2. Poroshenko awarded to Hrytsak the rank of General of the Army. Ukrayinska Pravda. 26 March 2016
3. "President introduced Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Hrytsak: We must achieve new social attitude to the Security Service". president.gov.ua. 18 June 2015.
4. "Ukrainian lawmakers appoint new Security Service chief". Ukraine Today. 2 July 2015.
5. Quinn, Allison (22 June 2015). "Poroshenko ally Hrytsak quietly takes over SBU". Kyiv Post.
6. Sukhov, Oleg (23 June 2015). "Video appears to show security chief's son prosecuting EuroMaidan activists (VIDEO)". Kyiv Post.
7. Savchuk, Maksym (2 July 2015). "М'ясний бізнес родини нового голови СБУ (розслідування)" [Family business of the new head of the SBU]. Radio Svoboda (in Ukrainian).