Poklad Oleksandr Valentynovych

General of Counterintelligence, "hunter of traitors," First Deputy Head of the SBU

A lawyer from Kremenchuk (born 1974), graduate of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Candidate of Legal Sciences; began his career in the police of Poltava region, held a lawyer's license (suspended in 2015 upon transition to the SBU). Headed the 5th Department of the Counterintelligence Department — a "special missions" unit. Led high-profile arrests of traitors within the SBU: Major General Shaytanov (2020, working for the FSB; sentenced to 12 years) and Colonel Rasyuk (2021). Since 2021 — head of the Counterintelligence Department (recommended by Yermak), since 2023 — deputy, from January 5, 2026 — First Deputy Head of the SBU. Hero of Ukraine (2025); participant in negotiations with the Russian Federation in Istanbul (2025).

"In-house killer" and secrecy

Non-public figure: at one time, the only deputy head of the SBU without a photo or details on the agency's website. In critical (often anonymous) publications, his unit was called the "scalper gatherer," and he himself the "in-house killer." These labels cannot be verified.

Past and business

During Yanukovych’s era, he was a voluntary assistant to the "Regionals" Myrnyi (former guard of Firtash) and Safiullin. The company he founded, "Oltex" (real estate, approximately 7 million UAH in assets), has been co-owned since 2011 by his mother and the family of MP Shapovalov.