The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed decrees on the appointment of new commanders of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Territorial Defense Forces.
Yuriy Sodol is the new Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The President dismissed Serhii Naev from the position of Commander of the Joint Forces. Yuriy Sodol was appointed in his place.
The hero of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Yuriy Sodol, commanded the Marines of Ukraine in 2018, previously he was the commander of the operational-tactical group "Donetsk" (Vugledar direction).
First Deputy Commander of the Airborne Assault Forces (2015—2018), commander of the 25th Separate Dnipropetrovsk Airborne Brigade (2007—2015).
Ihor Skybyuk is the new Commander of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Instead of Maksym Myrgorodskyi, Ihor Skybyuk got the position of Commander of the Airborne Assault Forces.
The hero of Ukraine, Brigadier General Ihor Skybyuk, has been the deputy commander of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2023.
Formerly the commander of the 80th separate amphibious assault brigade, in 2016 Lt. Col. Ihor Skybyuk was the commander of Ukrainian units in the "Maple Arch-2016" international exercises.
Ihor Plahuta is the new Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces
The new commander of the TDF Forces is Ihor Plahuta. He replaced Anatoliy Barhylevych.
In 2014, Major General Ihor Plahuta was the commander of the Southern Territorial Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, in 2009 he was the commander of the 169th training center of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
