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Ukraine’s Zelensky calls for rapid operations changes for soldiers, sacks medical commander
- Zelensky’s move was announced as he met Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and coincided with debate over the conduct of the war against Russia
- Umerov acknowledged the change on the Telegram messaging app and set as top priorities digitalisation, ‘tactical medicine’ and rotation of servicemen
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine’s military and announced the dismissal of the commander of the military’s medical forces.
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Zelensky’s move was announced as he met Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and coincided with debate over the conduct of the 20-month-long war against Russia, with questions over how quickly a counteroffensive in the east and south is proceeding.
“In today’s meeting with Defence Minister Umerov, priorities were set,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address. “There is little time left to wait for results. Quick action is needed for forthcoming changes.”
Zelensky said he had replaced Major-General Tetiana Ostashchenko as commander of the Armed Forces Medical Forces.
“The task is clear, as has been repeatedly stressed in society, particularly among combat medics, we need a fundamentally new level of medical support for our soldiers,” he said.
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