Zelenskiy Appoints Ex-Deputy Defence Minister Pavliuk as New Ground Forces Chief
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Oleksandr Pavliuk, former first deputy defence minister, as the new commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, according to a decree published on Sunday.
(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
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