Zelensky Appoints Poklad as Acting SBU Head and Beskrestnov as Tech Advisor

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on July 17 appointing First Deputy Head of the SBU Oleksandr Poklad as acting head of the agency, and Serhiy Beskrestnov as a freelance presidential advisor on technological defense development. Beskrestnov stated he declined a position in the new Ministry of Defense due to his professional ties with ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The appointments follow a broader government reshuffle that saw former SBU Head Yevhen Khmara appointed as…