Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that he officially handed over the powers of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi and wished that every decision brings Ukraine closer to peace, reports UNN.
The handover ceremony took place. Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevhenii Khmara presented the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, and the new Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Ihor Skybyuk, to the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the ceremony, he officially handed over the powers of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi
He added that a new stage lies ahead and wished the new military leadership strength, endurance, wise decisions, unity with the army, and victories.
May every decision bring Ukraine closer to peace, and may every order save the lives of our soldiers and inflict devastating losses on the enemy
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Mykhailo Drapatyi reported the start of his duties as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Major General Ihor Skybyuk has been appointed Chief of the General Staff.