Name Vasyl Hrytsak | Children Oleh Hrytsak | |
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Born 14 January 1967 (age 57)
Bushcha, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR ( 1967-01-14 ) Education Lesya Ukrainka East European National University | ||
Preceded by Valentyn Nalyvaichenko | ||
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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.
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