Zelensky Appoints Former Deputy Defense Minister as New Ground Forces Commander

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Oleksandr Pavliuk, the former First Deputy Minister of Defense, as the new commander of the ground forces. Zelensky announced on Thursday the appointment of Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi as the new Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, replacing General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, marking the largest change in senior commanders since the outbreak of the war with Russia.