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The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, 28 in September announced the submission of his resignation, which was accepted by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, he will continue to work in the field of national security and countering Russian information influence. He called his decision a natural milestone after three years in this position.
Kovalenko wrote about his resignation in his Telegram channel. He thanked the president for the decision and summarized the work of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the NSDC.
"Three years at the Center for Countering Disinformation under the NSDC is a long path. I believe that my team and I managed to build a strong institution, develop media products to counter disinformation and shape the Ukrainian agenda," wrote the head of the NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko in his Telegram channel.
Kovalenko noted that during his leadership the center significantly strengthened cooperation with international partners. He added that the time has come for him to move forward, and expressed confidence that the Center for Countering Disinformation under the NSDC will continue to operate effectively.
"I remain involved in national security processes and cognitive confrontation with Russia. The NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation — only successes. A wonderful team that will surely achieve much more for the state," Andriy Kovalenko noted.
Separately, the official said that his personal media pages will continue to operate, somewhat more actively than during his tenure as head of the center.
What the Center for Countering Disinformation under Kovalenko was doing
Andriy Kovalenko led the NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation since 26 January 2024. During this time he had the opportunity to work with NSDC Secretaries Oleksiy Danilov, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Rustem Umerov, and most recently Ihor Klymenko.
The main focus of the center under his leadership remained countering Russian propaganda and exposing hostile information and psychological operations. Personnel decisions in this structure traditionally attract heightened attention, because it is the leadership of the Center that determines the pace of the state's response to Russian information attacks.
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