ISTANBUL

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday signed multiple decrees confirming a major military reshuffle in the country.

The decrees, published by the website of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, notably confirmed Mykhailo Drapatyi’s appointment as the commander of the country’s Joint Forces, as well as his resignation as the commander of the Land Forces.

On Sunday, Drapatyi had submitted his resignation from his previous post after Kyiv said a Russian missile attack targeted a training center in the country’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing 12 servicemen and injuring over 60.

Russian authorities have neither confirmed nor denied any involvement in the incident.

A separate decree signed by Zelenskyy approved Robert Brovdi as the new commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, specializing in drone warfare, replacing Vadym Sukharevskyi, who was appointed as the first holder of the post in June last year.

Zelenskyy dismissed Ihor Skybiuk as the commander of the Air Assault Forces, replacing him with Oleh Apostol, who was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces back in November.

The Ukrainian president also relieved Oleksandr Bilous as deputy commander of Ukraine’s National Guard.

The decrees have not provided reasons behind the dismissals.

In a video address later in the evening, Zelenskyy said he had a detailed meeting with the country’s military leadership, saying Drapatyi, who also attended the meeting, was appointed the commander of the country’s Joint Forces so that he can "concentrate on the front one hundred percent."

“As for the Land Forces system, especially tasks like training, preparation, changes in the Territorial Centers of Recruitment, and everything related to this – another person will handle that," Zelenskyy said, without providing further details.

He went on to say that Sukharevskyi, following his dismissal, has been appointed as the new commander of the Operational Command East, adding that Skybiuk, meanwhile, has been appointed as deputy chief of Ukraine’s General Staff.