Klymenko headed the National Cyber Security Coordination Center

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Ihor Klymenko as head of the National Cyber Security Coordination Center.

This is stated in the presidential decree signed on September 14, 2026.

It is noted that Zelenskyy introduced relevant amendments to the decree of June 7, 2016 No. 242/2016 “On the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security,” appointing Klymenko as head of the center.

“In place of Article 2 of the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated June 7, 2016 No. 242/2016 ‘On the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security’ (as amended), appoint Klymenko Ihor Volodymyrovych — Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine — as head of the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security,” the decree of the head of state reads.

The document enters into force from the day of its publication.

The National Coordination Center for Cyber Security operates under the NSDC. Previously, the position of its head was held by Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, who was appointed to this position in 2025.