Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing Drapatyi and Skybiuk

The relevant decrees have been published on the president's website.

Oleksandr Syrskyi was dismissed from his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Andriy Hnatov was dismissed from his post as Chief of the General Staff.

Mykhailo Drapaty and Ihor Skybiuk have been appointed to those positions, respectively.

All decisions took effect upon their signing and publication.

As a reminder, on July 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi from his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Later, Zelenskyy announced that he was appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On July 22, it was announced that Major General Ihor Skybiuk would become the new Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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