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Artem Romanyukov temporarily heads the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. He will perform the duties of the head of the agency until the completion of the competition for the permanent head.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
Romanyukov has many years of experience in the field of public procurement and management. He worked in the Prozorro system, headed the Department of Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Defense, and was also deputy minister for strategic industries.
The Ministry of Defense noted that Romanyukov participated in introducing competitive procedures for defense procurements and their transfer to an electronic system. Under his participation, digital services Reserve+, Army+, electronic report, and military identification document were also developed.
Among Romanyukov's main tasks as acting head of DAOZ are further transition of defense procurements to tender procedures, digitalization of processes, and strengthening anti-corruption mechanisms.
On the eve of the competition, the Supervisory Board of DAOZ began the search for a permanent head of the agency. They plan to complete the selection by the end of 2026 year. To search for and evaluate candidates, they plan to involve a recruiting company.
During the competition, the Supervisory Board unanimously appointed Romanyukov as Acting Head. Prior to this, he served as Director of Development at DAOZ.
Taras Chmuth, a member of the Supervisory Board of DAOZ, said that Romanyukov is a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer and participant in combat. According to him, he served in the Black Forest brigade. It is expected that Romanyukov will lead the Agency, including during the period of the end of the financial year.
Former head of DAOZ Arsen Zhumadilov 20 announced in August that he submitted a resignation letter. 31 August was his last working day in the position.
Zhumadilov stated that during his time in office the Agency moved from manual management to standardized processes, program management, systematic market engagement, risk management, compliance, and internal control.
According to him, the number of suppliers in non-lethal procurements doubled during this period, and the number of verified suppliers for lethal nomenclature exceeded 2 thousand companies. In 2025 year, the DAOZ also began using tender procurements of weapons and military equipment as a basic practice.
The Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense was launched in summer 2022 year. It is responsible for procuring ammunition, drones, military equipment, food, clothing, fuel and lubricants, and other property for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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