According to the news of the Ukrainian newspaper Strana.ua, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Colonel Oleksandr Pivnenko as the new commander of the Ukrainian National Guard.
“Zelensky announced the new commander of the National Guard in Lviv. They became Alexander Pivnenko, ”the newspaper writes.
It was noted that in March 2023, Pivnenko received the title of Hero of Ukraine. He was the commander of the 3rd operational brigade of the National Guard, participating in the battles of Bakhmut (the Russian name of the city is Artemovsk).
Pivnenko’s predecessor was Yuri Lebed. In January 2022, Zelensky signed two decrees after a National Guard soldier shot five people at the Yuzhmash plant in Dnipro. By a decree, he removed Mykola Balan from the post of commander of the Ukrainian National Guard. Other appointed Lebed as Acting Commander of the Ukrainian National Guard.
A conscripted soldier on the Ukrainian Dnieper on January 27 taken From the arsenal, the AK-47 assault rifle and the guard room, where more than 20 people were located, were fired upon. Five people, including one civilian, were killed in the incident. Five other people were injured of varying severity. After the incident, the armed and ammunition soldier fled the scene.
formerly Zelensky showed the images Snake Island excursions.