Major General Oleksandr Valentynovych Poklad (; born 6 July 1974) is a Ukrainian state security officer and the current acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine since 17 July 2026.
Lieutenant general Hryhoriy Omelchenko claimed that Poklad was sentenced to six years in prison in 1996 for racketeering and later served as advisor to Dmytro Firtash's head of personal security.
From 2021 to 2023, he headed the Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service, and from 2023 to 2026, he was Deputy Head of the SBU.Decree of the President of Ukraine from 5 січня 2026 year № 27/2026 «Про призначення О.Поклада першим заступником Голови Служби безпеки України» Decree of the President of Ukraine from 30 November 2021 № 606/2021 «Про призначення О.Поклада начальником Департаменту контррозвідки Служби безпеки України» Decree of the President of Ukraine from 23 August 2023 № 509/2023 «Про звільнення О.Поклада з посади начальника Департаменту контррозвідки Служби безпеки України» Decree of the President of Ukraine from 23 August 2023 № 510/2023 «Про призначення О.Поклада заступником Голови Служби безпеки України» He was made a Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Gold Star in 2025.
On 4 September 2026, President Zelenskyy said that a drone strike on the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine was aimed at assassinating the SBU's commander Oleksandr Poklad. The drone strike injured some 12 staff of the SBU.
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