Zelenskyj exchanges extra personnel on the prime of the navy | EUROtoday

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DUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has appointed two new deputies for the navy commander-in-chief – and has missed some high-ranking generals. “Deputies of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky will be Colonel Vadim Sukharevsky – his area is autonomous systems and the development of the use of drones for our soldiers – and Colonel Andriy Lebedenko – his area is innovations and the technological component of the army and combat systems,” Zelensky stated on Saturday in his each day video handle. In doing so, he positioned two lower-ranking officers in entrance of quite a few generals as their superiors.

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Zelensky justified the appointments with the necessity to promote new applied sciences within the navy. This serves to cut back the losses on the entrance, stated the 46-year-old. Already after the alternative of the commander-in-chief, Zelensky introduced a large-scale restructuring of the military's management. In truth, he additionally changed three deputies to the Chief of General Staff on Saturday. In this case, nonetheless, he appointed three skilled brigadier generals: Volodymyr Horbatyuk, Olexij Shevchenko and Mykhailo Drapato.

Zelensky additionally talked about his personal manufacturing of weapons and ammunition. The head of state stated the mandatory directions got throughout conferences. Ukraine is affected by an rising scarcity of ammunition as a result of sparse movement of Western arms assist. According to Zelensky, cooperation with overseas companions stays necessary for Kiev. During a telephone name, Zelensky stated he requested French President Emmanuel Macron for digital warfare, anti-aircraft and artillery weapons.