![]() ![]() Over the past months, Ukrainian media reports claimed disputes between Ruslan Khomchak and Defense Minister Andriy Taran led to the fact that the two top military officials severed personal communication altogether. "The president is grateful to Ruslan Khomchak for his service, but Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander of the Pivnich (North – ed.) Operational Command, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief," Nykyforov said.Ī statement released on the president’s official website on July 27 quoted Zelensky as saying that “the defense sphere must function steadily, in a coordinated manner, with a clear perspective and without misunderstandings between the leaders.” ![]() Read also: Ukrainian military gets first Turkish Bayraktar UAV complex Ruslan Khomchak was appointed First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, replacing Mykhailo Koval who was dismissed from the post.Īlso during the briefing, Nykyforov said President Zelensky had appointed Valeriy Zaluzhny as new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Prior to that, since May 2019, Khomchak had been Chief of the General Staff Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. ![]() Nykyforov added that, unfortunately, such synergy is nowhere to be seen at the moment, unlike conflicts.Īs Ukrinform reported earlier, on March 28, 2020, Zelensky appointed Khomchak Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Volodymyr Zelensky has no doubts about Ruslan Khomchak's patriotism, loyalty to his oath, and professionalism, but the president wants to see a synergy between the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the spokesperson said. "Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ruslan Khomchak, is stepping down. That’s according to Serhiy Nykyforov, the Ukrainian president’s press secretary, who spoke at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. ![]()
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