President Ukrainy Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree on Friday dismissing Oleksandr Yakovets. “Oleksandr Yakovets was dismissed from the position of commander of the Armed Forces Support Forces Ukrainy“- we read in a document published on the website of the head of state.
Resignation in the Ukrainian army. Who was Oleksandr Yakovets?
Recall, in early March, the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Dmytro Gerega from the post of commander of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed Oleksandr Yakovets in his place. As stated, Oleksandr Yakovets was a brigadier general. He served as commander of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for less than two months.
Since February 2020, he has been the Head of the Engineering Troops Department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Command. Appeal of Oleksandr Yakovets This is another change in the Ukrainian army this month.
Ukraine. Changes in the most important positions in the army
At the start of April The commander of the operational group resigned “South” of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Andriy Kovalchuk. Major General Andriy Kovalchuk has been actively involved in the war in Ukraine since 2014. At that time he fought as part of the 80th Independent Aeromobile Brigade. He was injured during clashes at the Luhansk airport.
In the same year, Kovalchuk became the first deputy commander of the Airborne Assault Armed Forces. He held this position until August 2021, when he was appointed commander of the operational group “South” of the Ground Forces.
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