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President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning appoint General Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's Ground Forces commander, the president announced on Nov. 29.

Drapatyi is expected to replace Oleksandr Pavliuk who has served in the position since Feb. 11, 2024.

"Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi successfully organized the defense in the Kharkiv sector and disrupted the Russian offensive," Zelensky said on social media, without elaborating on the reason for the reshuffle.

Drapatyi served as a commander of Ukraine's 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade from 2016-2019.

He has headed the "Kharkiv" operational grouping of troops since this May and "Luhansk" operational and tactical group of forces since September.