Communications and Cyber Security Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Communications and Cyber Security Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are a separate branch of the Ukrainian military, established to consolidate and develop the country's capabilities in military communications, information technology and cyber defence. The branch was formally created in 2024 by presidential decree. It brought together communications and information units that had previously been dispersed across other structures of the Armed Forces, alongside newly formed cyber units, and is headed by a dedicated commander.
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Zelensky formally appoints Kovalenko as commander of Ukraine's Communications and Cyber Security Forces
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decree №931/2026 on 15 September appointing Brigadier General Oleksiy Kovalenko as commander of the Communications and Cyber Security Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The decree formalizes a role Kovalenko had held in an acting capacity since 2023.