Brig Gen Hennadiy Mykolayovych Shapovalov has been appointed Commander of the troops of the Southern Operational Command. This was reported by the press service of the Southern Command.
The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk, introduced the newly appointed commander to the personnel of the operational command South.
Hennadiy Shapovalov was born in 1978 in Kirovohrad Region. In 2000, he graduated with honours from the Institute of Tank Troops at Kharkiv State Polytechnic University, and in 2012, with honours, from the Command and Staff Institute for the Use of Troops (Forces) of the National Defence University of Ukraine.
Having gone through all the steps of his military career from tank platoon commander to commander of the Yakiv Handziuk Separate Infantry Brigade, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in March 2022.
The combat officer graduated from the National University of Ostroh Academy with a degree in International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies.
He also graduated from the US Army War College, which trains senior officers of the US Army.
The South Command notes that this level of education and breadth of views characterise the modern commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a powerful intellectual potential of the army, based on international experience.
"It is with great gratitude for Andriy Trokhymovych's powerful work that I have accepted the position of Commander of the Southern Operational Command. The tasks we face require a lot of energy, experience, creativity and inspiration, but I am confident in our ability to work fruitfully and achieve our goals. Together, as a well-coordinated team, we will be able to achieve great results!" said Brigadier General Hennadiy Shapovalov.
Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk thanked Major General Andriy Kovalchuk, highlighted the achievements of the personnel of the operational command South and congratulated Andriy Trokhymovych on his appointment to the post of the Chief of the Military Academy (Odesa).
Last week, Major General Andriy Kovalchuk resigned from his post as commander of the South Operational Command. He is now the head of the Military Academy in Odesa.