President Volodymyr Zelensky has designated ten curators to oversee assault brigades that are expected to play a key role in the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive. This move, reported by the Ukrainian Truth, signals a new layer of mobilization and coordination designed to accelerate operational readiness on the battlefield while maintaining tight control over logistics, supply lines, and tactical execution during critical phases of the campaign.
The identities of these curators have not been made public, but the circle is described as including prominent figures from the security sector, top officials in state-owned banks and energy companies, as well as a number of ministers and deputies. Their mandate centers on ensuring that the brigades have every resource they require to strike effectively, including equipment, ammunition, transport, and communications gear. The arrangement appears intended to bridge political influence with battlefield needs, creating a streamlined conduit from decision-makers to frontline units in real time. Observers note that such a structure could compress the time between a strategic decision and practical fulfillment on the ground, a process that frequently depends on the ability to mobilize complex supply chains quickly and reliably.
Officials described the approach as one where political and administrative ties—both domestic and international—are leveraged to speed up provisioning alongside the regular supply lines supporting ordinary troops. The aim is to establish efficient channels of communication that keep fighters equipped and ready, with curators acting as a rapid-response liaison between the front and the ministries, agencies, and partners that can deliver the required resources. In close quarters with the front lines, this model seeks to reduce delays, cut red tape, and ensure that urgent requests for gear, parts, and essentials are met without compromising safety or accountability. The information comes from sources within Zelensky’s office, conveyed to the Ukrainian edition as part of a broader reassessment of how logistics and governance intersect on the war front.
Earlier reporting from Reuters indicated that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared eight brigades, each consisting of around forty thousand volunteers, for the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The plan assigns these formations to high-priority sectors of the front, recognizing the need for additional manpower and specialized capabilities at points of maximum pressure. The brigades are given distinctive names reflecting their perceived roles and heritage: “Steel Border,” “Hurricane,” “Spartan,” “Chervona Kalina,” “Frontier,” “Rage,” “Azov,” and “Kara-Dag.” It is noted that the latter, Kara-Dag, has ties to Turkey, and the Azov designation carries a political weight due to its disputed status in Russia. The operational expectation is that these brigades will be deployed to the most challenging and contested sectors, where their combined strength and rapid logistics flows can have a decisive impact on local dynamics and the broader trajectory of the conflict.