“Photo: facebook.com/MykhailoDrapatyi Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi has been appointed head of the Khortytsia operational-strategic troop grouping. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced this in his address at the end of the 1068th day of the war. – Today I ordered to strengthen the command structure of our troops in Donetsk region – Major General Mykhailo Drapaty was sent to lead the operational-strategic group of troops “Khortytsia”. These are the most violent areas of fighting (in Donetsk region, […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
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Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatoy has been appointed the head of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced this in his address at the end of the 1068th day of the war.
– Today I ordered to strengthen the command structure of our troops in Donetsk region – Major General Mykhailo Drapaty was sent to lead the operational-strategic group of troops “Khortytsia”. These are the most brutal areas of fighting (at Donetsk, – author), he declared.
At the same time, Drapaty will retain the authority of the commander of the Ground Forces – the most numerous part of the Armed Forces, the head of state noted. According to him, this will help to combine the combat work of the army with the proper training of brigades.
Major-General Andriy Hnatov, who headed the Khortytsya Special Operations Command, was sent to the General Staff to the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff.
– His task is a new level of training of operational headquarters and a higher quality of interaction between headquarters and the front, – said the president.
- On November 29, Zelensky appointed Drapaty as the commander of the Ground Forces.
- On January 12, the speaker of the “Khortytsia” OSU stated that there is no question of the semi-encirclement of Pokrovsk yet.
Source: kp.ua