Andrii Hrytseniuk
Ukrainian defence-tech executive who ran the Brave1 cluster from May 2025 to October 2026.
Brave1 announced on 19 October 2026 that Andrii Hrytseniuk was stepping down as its chief executive after 17 months, a day after he said Ukrainian forces field seven combat-tested interceptor types against Russia's jet-powered Gerans.
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Andrii Hrytseniuk said on 18 October 2026 that Ukraine had seven interceptor-drone types, each proven in combat, in use against Russia's jet-powered Gerans, that 22 Teams are building faster interceptors, and that orders for the anti-jet types have "long surpassed 1,000". A day later Brave1 announced he was stepping down as its chief executive after 17 months. It gave no reason and named no successor.
Hrytseniuk joined Brave1, the Ukrainian government's defence-technology cluster, with a new team in May 2025. Brave1 said operations director Iryna Zabolotna would lead the cluster's development during the transition, and that Viktor Rudenko continues to head the Innovation Development Fund that includes Brave1.
His tenure covered Brave1 Market, the online catalogue where brigades order drones with state credits; units had placed more than 590,000 drone orders through it by September 2026.
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