Ukrainian commanders

Decision on Syrskyi's fate could come within a week – journalist

A decision on removing Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi from his post could come in the near future, BBC News Ukraine political correspondent Sophia Sereda said on Radio NV on July 21.

21 July, 06:30 PM

Krotevych urges brigade commanders to tell Zelenskyy what's really happening in army

Lt. Col. Bohdan "Tavr" Krotevych, former chief of staff of the National Guard's 12th Azov Brigade, called on officers of Ukraine's combat brigades to be candid with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post published on Telegram on the evening of July 16.

17 July, 02:03 PM

Hundreds attend funeral service for murdered Moseychuk brothers in Kyiv Oblast

Mourners in the village of Kalynivka, Kyiv Oblast, bid farewell to Maksym and Roman Moseychuk, who were allegedly murdered by soldiers from the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade, hromadske reported on July 15.

15 July, 01:57 PM

Syrskyi's order on troop rotations implemented 72% of the time

Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s order mandating the rotation of frontline servicemembers has been carried out in 72% of cases, though some soldiers remain in their positions for more than 200 days without replacement, the army chief reported on Facebook on July 14.

14 July, 04:32 PM

Ex-155th Brigade commander Luchanov detained in Kyiv in kidnapping and murder case

Stanislav Luchanov, the former commander of Ukraine's 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade, who had been wanted on suspicion of kidnapping and premeditated murder of two civilians, was detained in Kyiv, the Prosecutor General's Office told the news outlet Censor.net on July 13.

13 July, 02:27 PM

Col. Bereza urges draft be reinstated at 18

Given that Ukraine is locked in a protracted existential war with Russia, the government should reintroduce conscription beginning at age 18, Col. Yurii Bereza, commander of the Dnipro-1 battalion, told NV Radio on May 11.

12 May, 01:39 AM

Battalion commander arrested for skimming soldiers' combat pay in monthly kickback scheme

Ukrainian law enforcement detained a battalion commander from a military unit in Zaporizhzhya who allegedly demanded kickbacks from his subordinates' combat pay, the National Police reported on May 6.

6 May, 03:06 PM

Zelenskyy reshuffles top military command in major leadership shake-up

Military analysts explained to NV the significance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most sweeping leadership shake-up in Ukraine’s Armed Forces since replacing Valerii Zaluzhnyi with Oleksandr Syrskyi earlier this year.

4 June 2025, 07:37 PM

Ukrainian commanders