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June 24 () –
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Yuri Sodol, who will be replaced by General Andrii Hnatov.
“I have decided to replace the commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Yuri Sodol, with Brigadier General Andrii Hnatov,” Zelensky explained in his daily evening speech without giving further explanations.
The military leadership has recently been the subject of criticism, such as that of the head of the Azov National Guard Brigade, Bohdan Krotevich, who had asked to investigate one of the generals for the loss of Ukrainian troops on the battlefield, according to the agency. Ukrainian news station Ukrinform.
Krotevich had denounced that this unnamed general “in my opinion has killed more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general.” He also expressed his willingness to testify. Despite not having mentioned any name, the Ukrainian media pointed to Sodol as the general Krotevich was referring to.
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