Andrii Hnatov

Zelenskyy: Syrskyi, Hnatov to stay on as advisers

Former Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Gen. Andrii Hnatov will continue to be involved in Ukraine's military going forward, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint appearance with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on July 23.

23 July, 05:00 PM

Ukraine's General Staff denies Syrskyi was removed from post

Reports that Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has been removed from his post are false, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on July 20.

20 July, 06:23 PM

Kremlin faces growing manpower strain as Russian battlefield losses mount

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is struggling with a growing manpower shortage as battlefield losses increasingly match or exceed the number of new contract recruits Moscow brings in, Lt. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told the Report news agency.

15 May, 03:07 PM

Ukraine, U.S. agree on postwar military support document – General Staff

Ukraine and the United States have agreed at the general staff level on a military document that includes support for Ukraine's Armed Forces after peace is achieved, Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Andrii Hnatov said on Jan. 3, news agency RBC-Ukraine reported.

3 January, 05:39 PM

Ukraine, U.S. prepare drafts of several documents on security guarantees and war end — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviewed reports from National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Andrii Hnatov on talks with a U.S. delegation about settling the war, the Ukrainian leader said in a post on X on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 02:50 PM

Umerov, Hnatov head to Europe to brief Zelenskyy on U.S.–Russia talks

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov are heading back to Europe from the U.S. with insights from the Dec. 2 Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address to the nation on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 09:08 AM

Zelenskyy holds call with Kushner, Vitkoff, top Ukrainian negotiators amid Trump peace plan push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the United States agreed on next steps for peace talks after a lengthy Dec. 6 phone call with Trump envoy Stephen Vitkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and Gen. Andrii Hnatov.

6 December 2025, 08:53 PM

U.S. and Ukraine agree on security framework, State Department says after Dec. 5 meeting

The U.S. State Department has released a press statement confirming that U.S. and Ukrainian officials reached an agreement on the outlines of a security framework during talks held on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 05:38 PM

Umerov and Hnatov to meet U.S. representatives in Florida today

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov will meet with U.S. representatives in Florida on Dec. 4, adviser to the head of Ukraine's President's Office and Ukrainian delegation member Oleksandr Bevz reported on Facebook.

4 December 2025, 08:25 PM

Ukraine denies any discussion of shrinking its army in Geneva

In Ukrainian and U.S. delegations talks in Geneva — held to coordinate the so-called U.S.-backed peace plan — the issue of reducing the size of Ukraine’s Armed Forces was not discussed, General Staff chief Andrii Hnatov told LIGA.net on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 08:50 AM

Russia enlists North Korean labor to assemble drones

Russia has recruited about 20,000 North Korean workers to manufacture military equipment, chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Maj. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 08:29 PM

U.S. envoy Kellogg briefed in-person on war in Ukraine

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv to review the situation on the battlefield and assess Russia’s military plans, Shmyhal said in a Telegram post on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 09:45 PM

Ukraine's General Staff planning anti-drone system overhaul

Major General Andriy Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, ordered a thorough audit of all components involved in countering Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the General Staff announced via Facebook on July 1.

1 July 2025, 02:34 PM

Zelenskyy meets with Umerov and new military chief Hnatov to discuss frontline needs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and the newly appointed chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, Andrii Hnatov, to address urgent military priorities.

17 March 2025, 05:11 PM

Zelenskyy comments on Ihnatov's appointment as Ukraine's Chief of General Staff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Major Gen. Andrii Hnatov’s appointment as chief of the General Staff on March 16.

17 March 2025, 10:36 AM

Zelenskyy appoints Major General Hnatov as chief of Ukraine’s General Staff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Major General Andrii Hnatov as the new chief of Ukraine’s General Staff on March 16.

16 March 2025, 05:42 PM

Who is Marine General Hnatov, who Zelenskyy appointed after unexpectedly dismissing Marine General Sodol?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced Marine General Andriy Hnatov as the new Joint Forces commander while in frontline Pokrovsk on June 26.

28 June 2024, 12:42 PM

Andrii Hnatov