Zelenskiy Appoints New Commander for Ukrainian Armed Forces

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the appointment of Brigadier-General Andriy Hnatov as the new commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine's armed forces, replacing Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol. The decision follows reports of Sodol's poor performance in Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had appointed Brigadier-General Andriy Hnatov as commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine's armed forces, replacing Lieutenant-General Yuri Sodol.

Zelenskiy's announcement, made during his nightly video address, followed a series of reports that Sodol had performed badly in Ukraine's more than two-year-old war against Russia.