Zelensky appoints new Special Operations Forces head

Details: Written by: Kateryna Hodunova; 09.May; Hits: 45

President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Colonel Serhii Lupanchuk from his role as the commander of the Ukrainian military's Special Operations Forces (SOF), according to a presidential decree published online on May 9.A separate decree announced Brigadier General Oleksandr Trepak as the force's new commander.Lupanchuk has served as the SOF's commander for the near past six months since his appointment on Nov.

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3, 2023. Subscribe to newsletter War Notes Subscribe Trepak has served as the SOF's deputy commander since 2020 and has served in Ukraine's military since April 2014.In 2014, he guarded the Armored Armament Supply Center in the city of Bakhmut and the small arms storage base in the village of Paraskoviivka in Donetsk Oblast. Trepak was also the commander during the battle for the Donetsk airport.

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