Andrii Hnatov Explained

Andrii Hnatov
Native Name Lang:	uk
Office:	Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
President:	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Term Start:	June 24, 2024
Predecessor:	Yurii Sodol
Birth Name:	Andrii Viktorovych Hnatov
Allegiance:	Ukraine
Rank:	Brigadier-General
Battles:	Russo-Ukrainian war
Alma Mater:	Military Institute of Tank Forces

Brigadier-General Andrii Viktorovych Hnatov (Ukrainian: Андрій Вікторович Гнатов) is a Ukrainian military officer, who has served as the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from June 24, 2024.^[1] He succeeded Yurii Sodol in the post.

Assignments

Hnatov is Commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (KOS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military unit A0135),^[2] commanding troops of the Eastern Operational Command.

He was previously the Deputy Commander of the Southern Operational Command.^[3]

In 2018, he worked to move Ukraine's armed forces away from the Soviet model, both for uniforms and symbols and for combat doctrines.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 24, 2024 . УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №375/2024: Про призначення А.Гнатова Командувачем обʼєднаних сил Збройних Сил України . DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE No. 375/2024: About the appointment of A. Hnatov as the Commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . 2024-06-26 . uk.
2. Web site: 24 June 2024 . 24 June 2024 . en . Zelenskyy replaces Commander of AFU Joint Forces, Yuriy Sodol, with Brigadier General Andriy Hnatov . Interfax-Ukraine.
3. Web site: 2024-06-24 . Zelensky dismisses Lieutenant General accused by soldiers of heavy losses . 2024-06-28 . The Kyiv Independent . en.
4. Web site: 2018-05-03 . Українські морські піхотинці пишуть нову бойову історію українського війська, та створюють власні, притаманні лише їм бойові традиції . Ukrainian Marines write a new combat history of the Ukrainian troops, and create their own, inherent only combat traditions. . 2024-06-25 . Ukrainian people . uk.