On February 11, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reorganized the leadership of various components of the country's Armed Forces. This information was published in official decrees on the president's website.
Land Forces Lieutenant General Pavlyuk Oleksandr Oleksiyovych was appointed Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the decision of the President. On the eve of February 10, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Oleksandr Pavlyuk from the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine. The media reported that Pavlyuk may take the post of Commander of the Land Forces instead of Oleksandr Syrsky, who was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Oleksandr Pavlyuk is a Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, and previously served as First Deputy Minister of Defense. In the spring of 2022, he headed the Kyiv Independent Defense Army, responsible for the defense of the Kyiv region. Before the full-scale invasion, he commanded the Joint Forces Operation. In 2014, he became the commander of the 24th Separate Brigade, which distinguished itself during the liberation of Sloviansk, Siversk, and Lysychansk.
The Joint Forces to replace Serhiy Ivanovich Nayev, who was dismissed from the post of commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, appointed Yuriy Ivanovich Sodol. Yuriy Sodol was previously the commander of the Marine Corps, Hero of Ukraine. In the war since 2014. Then he was the commander of the 25th separate airborne brigade, with which he visited the hottest spots, liberating Ukrainian cities. The battle for Rubizhne, the storming of Yampol, the defense of Donetsk airport, covering the exit of Ukrainian forces from Debaltseve.
Airborne Assault Troops After the dismissal of Maksym Viktorovych Myrhorodsky from the post of commander of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the president appointed Ihor Anatolyevich Skybyuk to this position. Ihor Skybyuk was the deputy commander of the Airborne Assault Troops, Hero of Ukraine. Also the former commander of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade. In early September last year, he led the brigade's units during search and strike operations to destroy the enemy in the direction of Balakliya, Kupyansk and Izyum.
Territorial Defense Forces The Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ihor Viktorovych Plakhuta, became by the decision of President Zelensky. Ihor Plakhuta held the position of Deputy Commander of the Khortytsia Military District.
