Earlier, the Ukrainian government dismissed Pavlyuk from his position as the country’s First Deputy Minister of Defense due to his «transition to another job.» Pavlyuk commanded Ukraine’s defense in the east after the start of the Russian invasion, reports RBK. Since May 2022, he has been the deputy commander of the Ground Forces, Alexander Syrsky, and since February 2023, he held the position of First Deputy Minister of Defense.
In other decrees issued on February 11, Zelensky appointed Yuriy Sodya as the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, replacing Sergey Naev, Igor Skybyuk as the commander of the Airborne Assault Forces, replacing Maksim Mirgorodsky, and Igor Plakhuta as the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces.
Change of leadership in the Ukrainian Armed Forces by Zelensky