Zelenskyy replaces commander of Ukraine's Logistics Forces

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed General Volodymyr Karpenko as the new commander of the Logistics Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Source: president's website

Quote: "Huliak Oleh Viktorovych to be removed from the position of commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Logistics Forces. 

…Karpenko Volodymyr Volodymyrovych to be appointed as the new commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Logistics Forces."

For reference: According to open sources, Karpenko previously served as the commander of logistics for the Ground Forces Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Background: 

• Answering a question about why General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Chief of the Armed Forces, and the key leadership of Ukraine's Armed Forces were dismissed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was a reboot, restructuring and change of military command management.

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