Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering dismissing Security Service of Ukraine head Vasily Malyuk and appointing him as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service or Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council in Kyiv over the past hour ending at 9:45 PM UTC on January 2, 2026, according to sources cited by blyskavka_ua on X. The decision on the new SBU head requires approval by the Verkhovna Rada at Zelenskyy's request, as stated by blyskavka_ua referencing UA sources. This development follows Zelenskyy's recent appointment of Oleksandr Kononenko as Foreign Intelligence Service head during the prior reporting window ending at 8:45 PM UTC, per 24 Канал. DroneBomber reported approximate flight routes of Ukrainian attack UAVs at 23:05 UTC on January 2, marking directions of movement with red arrows and noting Russian sources' claims of about 50 drones during this period. These considerations come amid Zelenskyy's ongoing government personnel reboot announced earlier on January 2, including Mykhailo Fedorov as Defense Minister and Kyrylo Budanov as Presidential Office head, according to official channels and prior reports.
