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Rustem Umerov Takes Charge of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council and one of Kyiv's most politically connected wartime operators, as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), according to presidential decrees No. 694/2026 and 695/2026. The civilian agency had lacked a permanent chief since January.Zelensky, speaking…