Ivan Bakanov
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 49 |
| Date of birth | May 2,1975 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Kryvyi Rih |
| Ukraine | |
| Spouse | Oksana Lazarenko |
| Party | Servant of the People |
| Children | Artur Bakanov |
| Founded | Servant Of The People |
| Job | Businessperson |
| Education | Kyiv National Economic University |
| Academy of labour, social relations, and tourism | |
| Previous position | Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (2019–2022) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1319529 |
Ivan Bakanov Life story
Ivan Hennadiyovych Bakanov, is a Ukrainian politician who, from 2019 to 2022, served as head of the Security Service of Ukraine, which is the primary counterintelligence and security agency of Ukraine. Bakanov is also a close childhood friend of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine war: Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor
... The sacked officials, Ivan Bakanov and Iryna Venediktova, have not commented...
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Ukraine war: Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor
President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired The Head of Ukraine's security agency (SBU) and The Prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations.
He Said More Than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas.
A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had been opened against law enforcement officials, he added.
The sacked officials, Ivan Bakanov and Iryna Venediktova , have not commented.
In his video address late on Sunday, Mr Zelensky said: " Such an array of crimes against The Foundations of the National Security of The State . . Pose very serious questions to the relevant heads [of the two organisations].
" Each of these questions will receive a proper answer, " the Ukrainian president added.
The sacking of SBU chief Ivan Bakanov , A Childhood friend of Mr Zelensky's, follows the high-profile arrest of a former SBU regional head in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. Oleh Kulinych is suspected of treason.
In other developments on Sunday:
War in Ukraine: More coverageSource of news: bbc.com
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