Zelenskyy replaces Ground Forces Commander

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced Oleksandr Pavliuk, the former commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, with Mykhailo Drapatyi.

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.

Updated: The decrees were published soon after.

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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