Zelensky dismissed the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Kyiv:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday replaced a high-ranking army officer leading troops in the east of the country after he was accused of incompetence and abuse of power during the Russian invasion.
The move comes as Kiev has been struggling to contain Moscow’s forces in the east for months, almost two and a half years after the start of the war.
“I have decided to replace the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Yuriy Sodol, with Brigadier General Andriy Gnatov,” Zelensky said in his daily evening address.
He did not give details about the reasons for his dismissal, but the decision came after criticism from a commander of the Azov brigade, known for its links to the far right.
Azov commander Bogdan Krotevych had a day earlier filed a complaint with the SBU security service, asking for an investigation into Sodol.
According to media reports, Krotevych accused Sodol of incompetence and blamed him for the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers at the front.
Ukraine – outgunned and outmatched by Russia – has been at a disadvantage for months, with Moscow’s forces claiming new villages in the east almost every week but without making major advances.
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