Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Assault Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are a separate branch within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, comprising airdrop and assault airborne brigades and forming one of the main components of the country's Ground 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.