Poroshenko appointed a ground general to lead the renamed “ATO” in Donbass
Petro Poroshenko appointed Sergei Naev as commander of the joint forces of the former “ATO” in Donbass, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The Ukrainian president wrote about this on Facebook.
“The format of the anti-terrorist operation will be changed to a Joint Forces operation. The leadership of the forces and means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations and law enforcement agencies is entrusted to the Commander of the Joint Forces. I decided to appoint Lieutenant General Sergei Naev to this position,” Poroshenko noted.
Poroshenko also said that he had set the commander of the Joint Forces the task of strengthening the Armed Forces so that they were not only defensive, but also capable of “liberating the occupied territories.”
Previously, Lieutenant General Sergei Naev served as chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
English version :: Read in English Poroshenko appointed a ground general to lead the renamed "ATO" in Donbas.