State Special Communications Service of Ukraine

State Special Communications Service of Ukraine
Державна служба спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації України
(Derzhspetszviazok) / (Держспецзв'язку)
State Special Communications Service of Ukraine
Agency overview
Formed 1991 (as Department of Special Telecommunication Systems and Information Protection of SBU)
Preceding agency KGB
Jurisdiction Ukraine
Headquarters Kiev
Agency executive Sergey Krasnokutsky, Director of the Stete Special Service
Parent agency President of Ukraine

The Derzhspetszviazok or officially The State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна служба спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації України; Derzhspetszviazok) is technical security and intelligence service of Ukraine, under the control of the President of Ukraine. Sergey Krasnokutsky was appointed to the Director in August 9, 2011.

The service was established in 2006, based on the dissolved Department of Special Telecommunication Systems and Information Protection (DSTSZI) of the Security Service of Ukraine.

The Administration has the status of the central executive body with special status.

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