Zelenskyy Appoints New Chief Of General Staff, Latest Shakeup Of Ukraine's Military Leadership
The move is part of a broader military leadership shake-up as Ukraine seeks to improve mobilization and long-range strike capabilities, Zelenskyy said.
- On Wednesday, July 22, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Major General Ihor Skybiuk as the new Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, completing a major military leadership overhaul.
- This leadership change follows the recent dismissal of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and the appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi, triggered by the July 15 dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Skybiuk previously served as deputy chief of the General Staff and commanded the Air Assault Forces, leading the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive that liberated Izium.
- Former Defense Minister Fedorov welcomed the appointments as "a breath of fresh air," while Syrsky defended his record by citing the creation of the Unmanned Systems Forces and the 2024 Kursk operation.
- Acting Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara now addresses supply issues for deep strikes as the government stabilizes military leadership amid ongoing public protests against the recent cabinet changes.
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