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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk as Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, replacing Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk as Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, replacing current Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Oleksandr Syrskyi presented Oleksandr Pavliuk as the newly appointed Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces to army staff.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, who served as deputy defense minister since February 2023, was appointed as the head of Ukraine's Ground Forces by a presidential decree on Feb. 11, 2024.

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