Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a social media post on the 17th that former Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko will succeed Umerov as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Zelensky said that he met Klimenko on the same day and proposed that he be the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The appointment documents are already being prepared. Zelensky said that the main task of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council is to efficiently coordinate work in the field of security and defense, as well as to carry out daily control over the implementation of decisions. Coordinating defense production is also one of its priorities. Igor Klimenko is 53 years old and was the former head of the Ukrainian National Police. In February 2023, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada officially appointed Klimenko as Minister of Internal Affairs.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a social media post on the 17th that former Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko will succeed Umerov as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Zelensky said that he met Klimenko on the same day and proposed that he be the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The appointment documents are already being prepared. Zelensky said that the main task of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council is to efficiently coordinate work in the field of security and defense, as well as to carry out daily control over the implementation of decisions. Coordinating defense production is also one of its priorities. Igor Klimenko is 53 years old and was the former head of the Ukrainian National Police. In February 2023, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada officially appointed Klimenko as Minister of Internal Affairs.