Oleksandr Plachynta appointed Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Finance
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Oleksandr Plachynta as deputy defence minister for finance and dismissed Vasyl Shkurov from the post. Plachynta will oversee the formation and execution of the defence budget, as well as state funding, international assistance, grants and credits, while strengthening audit and internal control.
მთავარი მომენტები
- The Cabinet of Ministers appointed Oleksandr Plachynta deputy defence minister for finance on 11 November 2026.
- Vasyl Shkurov was dismissed from the deputy defence minister position covering finance and internal audit.
- Plachynta will oversee the formation and execution of Ukraine's defence budget.
- He will manage resources from the state budget, international assistance, grants and credits.
- Cooperation with international partners and improvement of audit and internal control systems are among his key tasks.
- Plachynta headed the Main Directorate of International Defence Resources from October 2026 until the appointment.
- He served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from July 2022 to May 2024.
რატომ არის მნიშვნელოვანი
The appointment places responsibility for Ukraine's defence budget and the management of defence financing within the deputy defence minister's portfolio. The new deputy will oversee funding from the state budget, international assistance, grants and credits, and will also be responsible for partner relations, audit and internal control in the Ministry of Defence.
რა მოხდა
On 11 November 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Oleksandr Plachynta as Ukraine's deputy defence minister for finance and dismissed Vasyl Shkurov from the deputy defence minister position covering finance and internal audit. The Ministry of Defence announced the change on 12 November.
Plachynta will be responsible for forming and executing the defence budget and for comprehensive management of financial resources, including state funds, international assistance, grants and credits. He will also work with international partners to strengthen their confidence in the Ministry of Defence's financial management, and improve the audit and internal control system to identify financial risks in a timely manner.
Until his appointment, Plachynta headed the Main Directorate of International Defence Resources, a role he took up in October 2026. Before that, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from July 2022 to May 2024 and then worked in the Ministry of Defence's procurement policy department and military justice directorate.
როგორ აშუქებენ უკრაინული წყაროები
Ukrainian media focus on the financial scope of the appointment: the defence budget, state funding, international assistance, grants, credits, relations with partners, and audit and internal control. Coverage also highlights Plachynta's previous leadership of international defence resources and his experience in the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence.
კონტექსტი
Plachynta headed the Main Directorate of International Defence Resources from October 2026 until his appointment. In that role, he worked with European defence-financing instruments, including the Ukraine Support Loan, ERA Loans, SAFE and EDIP, as well as the "Danish model" for supporting Ukraine's defence industry. He served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from July 2022 to May 2024 and subsequently worked in the Ministry of Defence's procurement policy department and its military justice directorate.
Shkurov had served as deputy defence minister for finance and internal audit since 27 March 2026. According to reported biographical information, Plachynta was born in 1995 in Novoselytsia, Chernivtsi Oblast, and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in law from the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". Before the full-scale invasion, he worked as a lawyer and attorney, including with the firms "Vasyl Kysil & Partners" and Kinstellar.