Zelensky appoints Svyatoslav Zaits new commander of Ukraine's Ground…
Ukrainian President appointed new commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. By presidential decree, 38-year-old Brigadier General Svyatoslav Zaits was appointed commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Ground Forces.
Consensus
- Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Svyatoslav Zaits as commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
- Zaits is a 38-year-old brigadier general.
- Zaits previously commanded the 20th Army Corps on the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
- Zaits began his military career in the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade.
- Zaits was blocked on the Crimean Peninsula during the 2014 annexation and later led his unit to mainland Ukraine.
- Zaits was promoted to brigadier general in May of the same year.
- The previous commander of the Ground Forces was Brigadier General Hennadiy Shapovalov, who held the position since June 2025.
Points of divergence
- The appointment took place on Wednesday, 2 September. — vm
- Iryna Mudra was dismissed from her position as deputy head of Zelensky's office on 19 August, and searches were conducted at her residence. — vm
- Andriy Sybiga was approved by the Verkhovna Rada as Minister of Foreign Affairs with 266 votes. — vm
- Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov claims his dismissal was due to reforms in the Ministry of Defense and possible external pressure on Zelensky. — vm
- Mikhail Drapati was confirmed as commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 21 July. — vm
- Svyatoslav Zaits was mentioned as a potential new commander of the Armed Forces by Mikhail Drapati after his appointment. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Zelenskyy appointed new commander of Ukrainian Ground Forces — BBC News Русская служба
- Zelenskyy appointed Svyatoslav Zayts as new commander of Land Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Land Forces
- Zelenskyy
- Ukraine
- Svyatoslav Zaytsev
- Verkhovna Rada
- Alexei Goncharenko
- Lenta.ru
- Dnipropetrovsk
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