--- title: "Leadership change: Ivan Vygovsky left the post of head of the National Police, Maxim Tsutsukiridze temporarily took his place" description: "Ivan Vygovsky has been dismissed from the post of head of the National Police of Ukraine. Maxim Tsutsukiridze has been appointed as acting head. The final decision on the new leadership will be made tomorrow. πŸš¨πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦" date: 2026-07-16T17:38:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/leadership-change-ivan-vygovsky-left-the-post-of-head-of-the-national-police tags: [ivan-vygovskiy, maxim-tutsukiridze, sergey-koretsky, vladimir-zelensky, ukraine-police] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Leadership change: Ivan Vygovsky left the post of head of the National Police, Maxim Tsutsukiridze temporarily took his place ![Maxim Tsutsukiridze in National Police of Ukraine uniform reviewing documents](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/16/smena-rukovodstva-ivan-vygovskiy-pokinul-post-glavy-natsapolitsii/smena-rukovodstva-ivan-vygovskiy-pokinul-post-glavy-natsapolitsii-1.webp) On Thursday, July 16, major personnel changes took place in the Ukrainian law enforcement system. Ivan Vygovsky left the position of head of the National Police of Ukraine. This decision was part of a broader reorganization that affected other key ministries as well. ### New Acting Head According to information received by RBC-Ukraine from its own sources, as well as based on the orders of Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky, his first deputy β€” Maxim Tsutsukiridze β€” has been appointed as the acting head of the National Police. However, the publication's sources emphasize: this decision is exclusively temporary. The final choice of a new head of the department has not yet been made. According to one of the informed sources, the final decision on the appointment of a permanent head of the National Police will be made as early as the next day. ### Context of changes in the government Vygovsky's dismissal took place against the backdrop of the Verkhovna Rada approving the updated composition of the Cabinet of Ministers headed by Serhiy Koretsky. Ivan Vygovsky himself was transferred to a new position β€” Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The initiative to update the government came from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who announced his intentions as early as Sunday. At that time, he also reported that Yulia Sviridenko would be offered a new position. On Tuesday, parliament supported her resignation from the post of Prime Minister, which automatically entailed the resignation of the entire government. ### Next steps and possible appointments Information that Serhiy Koretsky would become the new head of the government appeared almost immediately after Zelenskyy's announcement. First, RBC-Ukraine reported this citing sources, and the day before, the president officially confirmed Koretsky's candidacy. It is worth noting separately that Zelenskyy is also considering the possibility of appointing Igor Klymenko as the head of the Ministry of Defense. The President believes that Klymenko will be able to effectively resolve issues related to mobilization and the work of territorial recruitment and enlistment centers (TRCs).