Zelenskyy instructs Umierov to appoint Colonel Kachur as head of National Army Academy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umierov to appoint Colonel Roman Kachur as the head of the Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy.
Zelenskyy said this in a video message, Censor.NET reports.
In particular, he noted that there would be several appointments today.
"First of all, the poll for the new head of the Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy has been completed in the Army+ app. It is important that this decision is made together with our military. The Commander-in-Chief and the Commander of the Land Forces proposed five candidates: Brigadier Generals Serhii Baranov and Mykhailo Sydorenko, Colonels Yevhen Lasiichuk, Oleksandr Bakulin and Roman Kachur," the President noted.
He also said that Colonel Roman Kachur received the most votes. He knows the frontline well, he commanded the 55th separate artillery brigade.
"I spoke with Colonel Kachur - he has a vision of what to change in military education and specifically in the National Army Academy. I instructed him to present to the public what will change at the academy, to conduct an audit at the academy - a full-fledged audit: how it is financed, how cadets are trained, and who works at the academy. I have instructed Defense Minister Umerov to appoint Colonel Kachur as the head of the academy. We need the highest quality training for our soldiers, our officers, and training based on the experience of this war, based on the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers at the front. The Ukrainian army needs tactical leaders - strong sergeants, strong lieutenants," Zelenskyy added.
Regarding the second appointment, the President said that Brigadier General Hennadii Shapovalov would work with partners in Wiesbaden: "His task is to coordinate security assistance to Ukraine."
