Zelenskyy appoints Major General Barhylevych as Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints Major General Anatolii Barhylevych as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, replacing Serhii Shaptala.
The president said this in a video message, Censor.NET reports.
"Today I held meetings with the command of our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine and Defense Minister Rustem Umierov. As a result of the meetings: first, I replaced the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I thank Lieutenant General Serhii Shaptala for his service during these two years of war. At the suggestion of Chief of the General Staff Oleksandr Syrskyi, I appointed Major General Anatolii Barhylevych as the new Chief of the General Staff. He is an experienced man who understands the tasks of this war and Ukrainian goals.
Today, Chief of Staff Syrskyi has selected the candidates for his deputies, and I will sign the relevant decrees. The deputy chiefs of the General Staff have also been appointed. All the guys are combatants, professionals, each with a clear knowledge of the front and the real needs of Ukrainian soldiers," Zelenskyy said.
