The head of state said this in a video address, Censor.NET reports.

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak commented on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s announced replacement of the head of the State Border Guard Service, expected in the near future.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and Oleh Ivashchenko as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate.

On January 2, the Russian army struck a multi-storey residential building in Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi District.

Effective today, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Ivashchenko will carry out tasks aimed at limiting Russia’s military potential as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (DIU) of the Ministry of Defence, replacing Kyrylo Budanov.

The head of the DIU of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, accepted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer and took charge of the Office of the President of Ukraine, calling his new position another milestone of responsibility to the state at a historic time for the country.

As of Friday, 2 January, the Russian occupation army had made territorial advances in the Donetsk region, near the settlements of Riznykivka and Predtechyne, as well as in the Zaporizhzhia region, near Dorozhnianka.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Kyrylo Budanov, head of the DIU of the Ministry of Defence, to head the Office of the President. The decision was motivated by the need to strengthen the state's focus on security issues, the development of the Armed Forces, and diplomatic negotiations.

53% of Ukrainians are categorically opposed to any territorial concessions in the war with Russia.

According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Kremlin continues to plan to disrupt peace talks. Therefore, Russia is preparing a large-scale terrorist attack with human casualties in Ukraine.