After liberation of Kyiv Oblast, about 621 miles of fortifications were built around capital and three defense rings were created, Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Pavliuk said on the nationanal TV on March 31.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed new commanders of the Land Forces, the Joint Forces, the Air Assault Forces, and the Territorial Defense Forces, said a press release on his website on Feb. 11.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed the former deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavliuk as the new commander of the Land Forces, in another move to reorganize the country's armed forces. The presidential office published a decree to this effect on Sunday. Pavliuk succeeds Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who was appointed the new commander-in-chief of the armed forces a few days ago. Zelensky also replaced several other high-ranking military officers, including in territorial
Kyiv urgently requires more military aircraft such as A-10 Warthogs and long-range cruise missile carriers, Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with Reuters on Jan. 12.