Zelenskyy says new personnel appointments will be made to strengthen air defence

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that new decisions and personnel changes will be made to accelerate key initiatives aimed at strengthening Ukraine's air defences.

Source: Zelenskyy on social media, following a meeting with military leaders

Quote: "We determined the steps, decisions, and appointments that should accelerate the implementation of key initiatives to strengthen our air defence – our Freyja anti-ballistic programme, our work with the United States on licences to produce Patriots, as well as our cooperation with European partners on the agreed joint programmes."

Details: No further details have been reported.

Background:

• On 16 July, Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov submitted his resignation from the post of deputy commander of the Ukrainian Air Force. The officer cited the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defence as the reason.
• Against the backdrop of protests demanding the dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief, Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko, following several other commanders, spoke in defence of Syrskyi.

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