8th Corps of the Air Assault Forces
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Zelensky appoints Svyatoslav Zaits as commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Svyatoslav Zaits as commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by decree No. 853/2026, dated September 2. The appointment was issued the same day as decree No. 852/2026 dismissing the previous commander, Hennadii Shapovalov, who had held the post since June 2025.