Vitalii Sarantsev
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Ukraine's commander-in-chief orders review of General Staff officers, prioritising combat experience
Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi has launched a personnel review of officers serving in Ukraine's General Staff, with the stated goal of retaining those who have combat experience and are capable of commanding troops. On 28 September he personally met heads of the General Staff's structural subdivisions to set out his expectations, with a 2 October deadline for reports on officers lacking frontline experience since 2022 and for eligible officers to decide on discharge.