Ukraine's Zelenskiy appoints new commander of land forces

20/6/2025 5:50

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on

Thursday appointed Hennadiy Shapovalov commander of Ukraine's

land forces, replacing a commander who resigned over a Russian

strike on a training area.



Shapovalov, whose appointment was announced in a

presidential decree, had previously acted as a liaison at a NATO

coordination centre in Germany. Before that, he had served as

commander of the forces of the Operational Command "south".



Shapovalov takes over as head of land forces from

Mykhailo Drapatyi, who tendered his resignation this month after

a deadly Russian strike on a training camp in southeastern

Ukraine.



Zelenskiy reassigned Drapatyi to the post of commander

of joint forces as part of a military shakeup.