The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, continued this Sunday with the changes in the military leadership, by appointing four new commanders at the head of the Ground Forces, the Territorial Defense Forces, the Combined Forces and the Airborne Forces.
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The Ukrainian president signed the corresponding decrees this Sunday, after naming the day before a new chief of the General Staff, Anatolí Bargilievich, and appoint his deputies and the new commander in chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Sirski.
The new commander of the Ground Forces, a position until now held by Sirski, is Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, Deputy Minister of Defense since February 2023 and previously head of the Military Administration of the Kiev Region.
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The head of the Territorial Defense forces is Major General Igor Plajuta, who previously commanded the Separate Presidential Brigade and headed the southern command of the National Guard in Odessa, according to The Kyiv Independent newspaper.
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In turn, the head of the Ukrainian Airborne Forces is Brigadier General Igor Skibiuk, until now attached to this position and with experience in leading the 80th Air Assault Brigade.
Finally, The Combined Forces will be led by Lieutenant General Yuri Sodol, former head of the Ukrainian Marine Corps.
These appointments are part of the remodeling of the Ukrainian military leadership that began with the dismissal last Thursday of the until now commander in chief of the Armed Forces, Valeri Zaluzhni.
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On Saturday, Zelensky spent the entire day in meetings with the new military leadership to appoint commanders with combat experience leading different areas of responsibility.
In particular, he appointed leaders in charge of unmanned systems and the development of drones; innovation in technological components and combat systems; Logistics; the training of soldiers; and operational work, planning and management of military personnel.
EFE
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