The updated document replaces 2017 standards for more effective defense sector management
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting the National Security and Defense Council's decision on the new Regulations for the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff. The document outlines strategic guidance for the Armed Forces and other security agencies. This is reported by the portal PromPolitInform, citing information from Official Internet Representation of the President of Ukraine.
The corresponding decree No. 1108/2026 was officially published on November 9, 2026. The decision was reached at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on October 5, 2026, and is aimed at streamlining coordination within the national defense system.
Under the terms of the updated act, the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief serves as a primary body for strategic oversight of the Armed Forces, other military formations, and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. These changes are designed to improve the state’s capacity to address modern wartime challenges.
Updating the legal framework
The current decree effectively repeals the previous regulatory act approved by the President on October 10, 2017, which governed the Staff’s activities based on the NSDC’s decision of September 13, 2017. The adoption of the new Regulations was necessitated by the need to modernize management mechanisms for the security and defense sector amid a full-scale war.
The responsibility for organizing the ongoing activities of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief has been assigned to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. According to the new document, the Secretary is tasked with overseeing the implementation of decisions and coordinating activities at this level.
Illustrative photo: President Of Ukraine from Україна / CC0
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