The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Oleksandr Plachynta as Deputy Minister of Defence for Finance. The Ministry of Defence reported this.
Oleksandr Plachynta’s key tasks in his new role will include:
- comprehensive management of resources from various funding sources: the state budget, international partner assistance, grants and loans;
- working with international partners to maintain and strengthen confidence in the Ministry of Defence’s financial management;
- improving the audit and internal control system to identify financial risks in advance.
Oleksandr Plachynta served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from July 2022 to May 2024, after which he joined the Ministry of Defence’s Procurement Policy Department. At the end of October 2026, he became head of the Main Directorate for International Defence Resources.
In these roles, he was responsible for work with European defence financing instruments—primarily the Eurocredit (Ukraine Support Loan), as well as the ERA Loans, SAFE and EDIP programmes—and for implementing the “Danish model” of support for Ukraine’s defence industry.
Before Oleksandr Plachynta, the post of Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Finance and Internal Audit was held by Vasyl Shkurakov, who was appointed to the position on 27 March 2026.