President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as Commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine. Drapatyi will deal with the front line, Zelenskyy said in his evening address, RBC-Ukraine reports.

“Mykhailo Drapatyi will focus exclusively on combat issues and has been appointed Commander of the Joint Forces so that he can devote 100 percent of his attention to the front line. As regards the Ground Forces system, especially tasks such as training, preparation, changes in military enlistment offices and everything related to that, another person will be responsible for this,” the Ukrainian president said.