Serhii Petrovych Lysak () is a former agent of the

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who is since 7 February 2023

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.Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations

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(7 February 2023)Biography of Serhiy Lysak
Lysak participated in the

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in the years 2014 and 2015 and in 2017. From May 2020 to July 2022, Lysak headed the Department of Security of

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. Following the February

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he fought against the Russian occupation of the region. On 25 March 2022 President

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by decree promoted Lysak to the rank of brigadier general. In July 2022 he was appointed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in

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. On 7 February 2023, President Zelenskyy appointed Lysak the new

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