Overview

• Andrii Hnatov, a Major General with 27 years of military experience, has replaced Anatoliy Barhylevych as Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
• The decision is part of broader reforms to improve combat readiness and modernize Ukraine's military structure during its ongoing war with Russia.
• Barhylevych has been reassigned as Inspector General of the Defense Ministry to oversee military standards and discipline.
• Ukraine's forces are retreating from Russia's Kursk region, losing control of the key town of Sudzha, while facing sustained pressure in the eastern Donetsk region.
• Recent military reforms include transitioning to a corps-based system and reorganizing elite units to improve coordination and decision-making across the 1,000-kilometer frontline.