- Volodymyr Zelenski on Sunday, March 16, appointed General Staff Officer of the Army of Ukraine General Andrij Hnatov. He replaced Gen. Anatoli Barhilevich in this position
- Andrij Hnatow graduated from the Armed Forces Institute in Kharkov in 2001. He was liable for reorganizing Ukraine's army and replacing russian patterns, NATO standards
- Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has operated on key front sections. He commanded, among others, the easternmost units and the heroic defence of Bachmut
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As we wrote on Sunday, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski, announced the appointment of Brigadier General Andrij Hnatov as the fresh Chief of the General Staff. This position took over after the General of the Division Anatolij Barhilevych.
“We are consistently changing the armed forces to make them even more effective. To do so, we change the management strategy and introduce clear standards," wrote on Facebook Rustem Umerov, head of Ukrainian MON.
Andrij Hnatow changed Ukraine's army like NATO
Gen. Andrij Hnatov (born 1980) is an experienced Ukrainian military. He's been wearing a soldier's uniform for 27 years. In 2001 he graduated from the Institute of Armoured Forces in Kharkov. He is 1 of the key reformers of the formation. He was liable for reorganizing the army and changing the governance structure from russian to a model known from the NATO state army.
"Giveing honorary names to brigades and polygons not according to any russian patterns, but according to Ukrainian modern past is simply a request of the present. This besides applies to command standards and structure," he told Ukrainian People portal Gen. Hnatow.
From 2018 to 2021, he commanded a freshly formed Marine Brigade and the combined Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Andrij Hnatow wanted by the separatist prosecutor's office
In 2019, the D.A. of the Donetsk People's Republic initiated proceedings against Hnatov, accusing him of ‘accusing acts of terror’. It was claimed that he issued orders for the firing of civilian buildings in Gorłówówka and the region of Nowoazowska.
After starting a full-scale invasion, Russia operated on the most demanding sections of the front. In the spring of 2023, he was appointed commander of the defence of the city of Bachmut. Since April 2024, he has served as commander of the “East” Operations Command troops, which includes the most forward section of the front towards Moscow.
The chief commander of the Ukrainian army has a clear view of how to realize Ukraine's triumph in the conflict. "For me, the triumph is to capitulate Russia as an aggressor, an aggressor of global perversion, criminal policy led by the country's military-political leadership," he stated in an interview with the Glavcom portal.
What is the chief of the General Staff of Andrij Hnatov liable for?
The Head of the General Staff shall act as Chief Operating Commander, liable for the management of military activities, the improvement of strategies, the modernisation of the army and ensuring its smooth operation on a regular basis. This is simply a fundamental position for the effectiveness and effectiveness of the armed forces.
