A new commander of the Southern Command has been appointed: Hennadiy Shapovalov

Brigadier General Gennadiy Shapovalov has been appointed commander of the troops of the operational command "South," the "South" operational command reported on Facebook on Tuesday, UNN reports. 

Brigadier General Hennadii Mykolaiovych Shapovalov appointed as the Commander of the troops of the operational command "South" The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk introduced the newly appointed commander to the personnel of the operational command "South"

Gennadiy Shapovalov was born in 1978 in Kirovohrad region. In 2000, he graduated with honors from the Institute of Tank Troops at Kharkiv State Polytechnic University, and in 2012,  with honors -  from the Command and Staff Institute for the Use of Troops (Forces) of the National Defense University of Ukraine.

Having gone through all the steps of his military career from tank platoon commander to commander of the Yakiv Handziuk Separate Infantry Brigade, he was promoted to brigadier general in March 2022.

He graduated from the National University of Ostroh Academy with a degree in International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies.  He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, which trains senior officers of the U.S. Army. 

It is with great gratitude for Andriy Trokhymovych's powerful work that I have accepted the position of Commander of the Southern Operational Command. The tasks we are facing require a lot of energy, experience, creativity and inspiration, but I am confident in our ability to work fruitfully and achieve our goals. By working together as a well-coordinated team, we will be able to achieve great results

Recall 

Last week, Andriy Kovalchuk, the former commander of the troops of the operational command "South", announced that he had  resigned .