Zelenskyy replaces Ground Forces Commander
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces. Source: Zelenskyy on social media Details: Zelenskyy announced the decision after a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff on 29 November.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Source: Zelenskyy on social media
Details: Zelenskyy announced the decision after a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff on 29 November.
The president noted that Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi had successfully organised defence on the Kharkiv front and disrupted the Russian offensive.
Additionally, Zelenskyy announced the appointment of Colonel Oleh Apostol, an experienced commander of the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade, as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of 17:00, no decrees regarding this appointment have been published on the president's official website.
Background: On 11 February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleksandr Pavliuk as the head of the Ground Forces, replacing Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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