Zelensky Appoints New Logistics Forces Commander Following Meeting with Military Leadership
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Yuriy Pohrebnyi as Commander of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on August 17, 2024, replacing Volodymyr Karpenko who had served since February 29, 2024.
- Yuriy Pohrebnyi is a 41-year-old career military officer educated at the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Sumy Military Institute with experience in artillery and logistics.
- Pohrebnyi participated in the liberation of multiple cities including Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Lyman, and Siversk, and led the 532nd Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment supporting sectors in Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia.
- Following Mykhailo Drapaty's appointment as Commander-in-Chief, Pohrebnyi served as the acting logistics commander before his formal appointment.
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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski appointed Iuri Pohribni as Commander of the Ukrainian Army Logistics Forces on Monday, according to a presidential decree.
Zelensky appoints Yuriy Pohrebnyi as logistics forces commander
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Yuriy Pohrebnyi as Commander of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to a presidential decree published Monday, August 17. The decree states: "To appoint Yuriy Ivanovych Pohrebnyi as Commander of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." Pohrebnyi had been serving as acting commander in this role following the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty. In a separate…
He's been protecting Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
Yuri Pobrovna was the interim acting commander of the Logistics Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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