The leader of Zelensky’s "Servant of the People" party and the head of "Kvartal 95 Studio", Ivan Bakanov, was appointed as the first deputy of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Such a decree was published on the President’s website on May 22.
Bakanov was born on May 2, 1974, in Krivyi Rih. He has been the head of "Kvartal 95 Studio" since January 25, 2013. Bakanov’s also been the leader of a political party since December 2, 2017.
Bakanov used to be Zelensky’s neighbor in Krivyi Rih when both were kids.
Interestingly, the founder of the "Kvartal 95 Studio" is Green Family Ltd, which is registered in Cyprus. One of its executives is Bakanov’s spouse Oksana Lazarenko.
As “Apostrophe” reported earlier, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed a new head of the General Staff.