© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press convention with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured), amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 4, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Pho
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday demanded fast modifications within the operations of Ukraine’s army and introduced the dismissal of the commander of the army’s medical forces.
Zelenskiy’s transfer was introduced as he met Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and coincided with debate over the conduct of the 20-month-old conflict towards Russia, with questions over how rapidly a counteroffensive within the east and south is continuing.
“In today’s meeting with Defence Minister Umerov, priorities were set,” Zelenskiy mentioned in his nightly video deal with. “There is little time left to wait for results. Quick action is needed for forthcoming changes.”
Zelenskiy mentioned he had changed Main-Common 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 mentioned.
This, he mentioned, included a spread of points — higher tourniquets, digitalisation and higher communication.
Umerov acknowledged the change on the Telegram messaging app and set as high priorities digitalisation, “tactical medicine” and rotation of servicemen.
Ukraine’s army studies on what it describes as advances in recapturing occupied areas within the east and south and final week acknowledged that troops had taken management of areas on the jap financial institution of the Dnipro River in southern Kherson area.
Ukrainian commander in chief Common Valery Zaluzhniy, in an essay printed this month, mentioned the conflict was getting into a brand new stage of attrition and Ukraine wanted extra subtle know-how to counter the Russian army.
Whereas repeatedly saying advances will take time, Zelenskiy has denied the conflict is headed right into a stalemate and has known as on Kyiv’s Western companions, primarily the US, to take care of ranges of army help.
Ostashchenko was changed by Main-Common Anatoliy Kazmirchuk, head of a army clinic in Kyiv.
Her dismissal got here every week after a Ukrainian information outlet steered her elimination, in addition to that of others, was imminent following consultations with paramedics and different officers chargeable for offering help to the army.
