President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed the head of his guard, Yuriy Fedoriv, as deputy head of Main Intelligence Directorate of Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
About this reports Strana.ua, referring to a source in the Presidential Administration.
It is noted that the department is headed by Colonel-General Vasyl Burba, and Fedoriv will be his deputy.
The publication writes that “Poroshenko planned to put Burba in charge of the Foreign Intelligence Service dismissing his former leader Yegor Bozhka, and making Fedoriv his deputy (previously this position was held by the notorious Serhii Semotchko).”
“However, this scheme was opposed by the Americans, who since 2014 have been coordinating all the appointments of the heads of the Ukrainian special services. Therefore, Burba remained in Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and Fedorov was “placed on him”, the report says.
At the same time, journalist Yuriy Butusov declared that Poroshenko assigned the title to guard Yuriy Fedoriv.
On May 3, the president dismissed the post of the head of the security service of the president of State Security Directorate, Major General Yuriy Fedoriv. Further, by his decree, the president appointed Fedorov, deputy head of the Main Directorate of Defense, to the Ministry of Defense.
On May 13, by secret decree, military intelligence officer Fedoriv was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
“Some cynical details: Fedoriv was presented to the rank of lieutenant-general by the decision of Minister of Defense S. Poltorak, and not his own immediate superior – the head of Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine V. Burba. Fedoriv never appeared in Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, he continues to protect the president. In Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Fedoriv issued with only one purpose – to classify the decree, and not to publish,” writes Butusov.
According to the journalist, “this is already the 28th general rank awarded by the president in May.”
As reported by “Journalist”, Poroshenko awarded the head of the SBU Hrytsak the title of “Hero of Ukraine”.
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