MADRID 29 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced this Friday two new changes in the high echelons of the Ukrainian Army with the appointments of General Mijailo Drapaty as the new commander of the Army and Colonel Oleg Apostol as deputy commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the country.
Zelensky has described Drapaty as the organizer of the “successful defense” during the latest Russian offensives in the Kharkiv region. Colonel Apostol “is an experienced commander of the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade and both have proven their effectiveness in battle,” the president said in a message published on his X social network account.
These appointments took place after a meeting between Zelensky and his security leadership to evaluate, “as the main focus” of the meeting, the latest waves of Russian bombings against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The appointments also occur in full efforts by the Ukrainian Army in favor of a system change in the country’s military structure through a transition from the current brigade system to a corps system to “reduce bureaucracy” and facilitate the management of troops. in the fight against Russia; an initiative that has the approval of the president, as Zelensky already made clear last weekend during one of his speeches.
During the announcement of the appointments, Zelensky insisted this Friday that the most important issue for the Army is to “significantly improve the combat capabilities of our army and ensure high-quality training”, accompanied by “innovative approaches to management of personnel within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“These internal changes are essential for the Ukrainian army to fully achieve the objectives of our state,” Zelensky stressed.