Sergey Krivonos
Photo: Serhii Kryvonos / Facebook

Famous Ukrainian commander commented on his resignation.

The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky dismissed the Deputy Secretary of national security and defence Sergey Krivonos from the post of head of the interdepartmental Commission on policy of military-technical cooperation and export control and of the working group on the preparation of proposals for strengthening the defense of the state. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the President of 29 November, reports gordonua.com.

“Withdraw from the personal composition of the interdepartmental Commission on policy of military-technical cooperation and export control Sergey Krivonos, relieving him from the duties of Chairman of this Commission. To release him from the duties of the Chairman of the interdepartmental working group on preparation of proposals for strengthening the defense capability of the state”, – stated in the text of the decree.

On his page in Facebook Krivonos commented on the news about his dismissal.

“The Secretary of national security and defense [Alex Danilov], whose previous five years of war was seen and heard either on the front or in the rear, pushed the signing of the decree. My personal conclusions are then “news” came to me in the road. One thing is clear: there is no desire of certain officials to implement a program for improvement of defense capacity of Ukraine “Five steps”, just as we came to the finish line. And in General turned from national security Council national security Council and defense of Ukraine made a mockery of with clowns,” wrote Sergeant.

He added that he will continue to work for the benefit of Ukraine.

7 Nov Krivonos at the round table “development of the territorial defence of Ukraine: ways and means capacity-building” about the program “Five steps”. I wrote about this publication LB.ua.

“According to the presidential decree No. 200, organized by the interdepartmental group on the implementation of the program “Five steps”, which in the period from three to five years will force the Ukrainian people. Unfortunately, the military-technical potential of the Armed forces of Ukraine is now insufficient to war with Russia. But the Russian armed forces will never be able prepared to fight with the Ukrainian people. Terobosan – the second step in the “Five steps”. Other components of the program – the organization of the resistance movement, the military-Patriotic education, youth, information resistance training and the pre-war population,” said Deputy Secretary of the NSDC.

According to him, when each component is implemented, Ukraine will have “prepared a strong Ukrainian nation.”

“The enemy will understand that entering our territory will cost one hryvnia, and the output – STO. Therefore, territorial defense is the most effective way of maintaining stability on the territory of our country. The concept of the draft law on the territorial defense of Ukraine was developed and passed coordination at the interagency groups, this document is now added and will be soon submitted for consideration of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on defense, security and intelligence, and in the future will be submitted for consideration of the Parliament,” he said.

Krivonos said that the job of territorial defense in the shortest possible time to create a reliable police officer counterintelligence regime in Ukraine.

March 12, ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who was then running for a second term, Krivonos was appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary of the NSDC. Before that, the Sergeant withdrew his candidacy from the elections of the President of Ukraine in favor of Poroshenko.