KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country’s armed forces, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Sunday (Mar 16).
It announced on Telegram that General Andriy Hnatov, previously deputy chief of the General Staff, is now its new chief, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
Hnatov is to renew and improve the command structure of the armed forces at all levels, it said.
The former chief of the General Staff, Anatoliy Barhylevych, will become the new inspector general in the Defence Ministry, the post said.
No official reasons were given for the reshuffle.
However, the Ukrainian armed forces have suffered significant setbacks in the fight against Russia in recent weeks.
In addition to territorial losses in the east of the country, Ukrainian troops have also recently been pushed back in the western Russian region of Kursk. –BERNAMA
