Serhiy Lysak | |
Native Name: | Сергій Петрович Лисак |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Birth Name: | Serhiy Petrovych Lysak |
Office: | Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Term Start: | 7 February 2023 |
Predecessor: | Volodymyr Orlov (acting) |
Nationality: | Ukrainian |
Allegiance: | Ukraine |
Branch: | Security Service of Ukraine |
Serviceyears: | 2014–present |
Rank: | brigadier general |
Battles: |
Serhiy Lysak (uk|Сергій Петрович Лисак) is a former agent of the Security Service of Ukraine who is since 7 February 2023 Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[1] [2]
Lysak participated in the War in Donbas in the years 2014 and 2015 and in 2017.[2]
From May 2020 to July 2022, Lysak headed the Department of Security of Zhytomyr Oblast.[2] Following the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine he fought against the Russian occupation of the region.[2] On 25 March 2022 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by decree promoted Lysak to the rank of brigadier general.[2] In July 2022 he was appointed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[2]
On 7 February 2023, President Zelenskyy appointed Lysak the new Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[1] [2]