President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially appointed Oleksandr Poklad as acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine.

First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Oleksandr Poklad will become SSU acting head.

Khmara previously led the agency's Alpha Special Operations Center, which has played a key role in Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russia. He has largely stayed out…