Vasyl Hrytsak

Vasyl Serhiiovych Hrytsak (; born 14 January 1967, Bushcha, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, the USSR) is a Ukrainian serviceman, army general, and the fourteenth head of the Security Service of Ukraine. Founder and chairman of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian Center for Analytics and Security. Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (2015–2019). Member of the National Security and Defense Council (2015–2019). General of the Army of Ukraine. Biography Vasyl Hrytsak was born on January 14, 1967, in the village of Bushcha, Dubno district, Rivne region, the USSR. He graduated from Smyha Secondary School in 1984. In 1992 he graduated from Lesia Ukrainka Lutsk State Pedagogical University, majoring in history. In 1993 and 1997 Hrytsak graduated from the courses at the Institute of Personnel Training of the Security Service of Ukraine, in 1998 and 2006 – he graduated the courses at the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine. Career After serving in the Armed Forces, in 1990 he continued his military service in the security services (sergeant). From 1991 to 1999 Vasyl Hrytsak served in operational and managerial positions in the department of protection of national statehood of the SBU in the Rivne region. From 1999 to 2000 he was the deputy head of the Department of National Statehood of the Department of National Statehood Protection and Counter-Terrorism.