Commander of the Ground Forces Drapatyi was appointed head of the “Khortytsia” OSG

On the instructions of Volodymyr Zelensky, Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi was assigned to command the Operational-Strategic Group (OSG) "Khortytsia".

The president informed about this in an evening address.

He noted that this concerns the "most brutal areas of fighting". At the same time, Drapatyi will retain the powers of commander of the Ground Forces, the largest unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"This will help combine the armyʼs combat work with the proper training of brigades. It is the front-line needs that should determine the standards for staffing and training of brigades," Zelensky said.

• Mykhailo Drapatyi was appointed the new commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the end of November 2024. He participated in the ATO in eastern Ukraine, and began his combat career as the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. Under Drapatyiʼs command, units of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade entered Mariupol in armored vehicles in May 2014 to reinforce the units that were repelling the militantsʼ assault.
• A detailed profile of the commander of the Ground Forces from Babel can be read here.

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