As reported by ZN. UA, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky appointed Alexander Pavlyuk commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The decree on the appointment was published on the official website of the President of Ukraine.
Prior to this appointment, Pavlyuk was Deputy Minister of Defense. The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed him from this position on February 10.
Pavlyuk took the post of Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces instead of Alexander Syrsky. The president appointed the latter commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
From 1991 to 2006, Lieutenant General Alexander Pavlyuk rose from commander of a tank platoon of the 47th Guards Tank Division (from. Gillersleben, Germany) to deputy commander of the 30th separate mechanized brigade (city of Novograd-Volynsky).
In 2006-2007, Pavlyuk commanded the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo. Then, until 2010, he served as chief of staff of the 30th separate mechanized brigade..
From 2010 to 2015, Pavlyuk was the commander of the 24th separate mechanized brigade (G. Yavorov, Lviv region). Since March 2014, he has actively participated in repelling the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
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From 2015 to early 2017, Pavlyuk was chief of staff - first deputy commander of the operational command "
From March 2017 to April 2020, Pavlyuk was the commander of the troops of the operational command “West” of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
From 2020 to July 2021, he commanded the training of the Armed Forces Ground Forces Command.
From July 28, 2021 to March 15, 2022, Pavlyuk served as commander of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO).
With the start of the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, Pavlyuk led the defense in eastern Ukraine. From March 15 to May 21, 2022 he headed the Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
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From May 2022 to February 21, 2023 he was chief of staff - deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, Pavlyuk held the position of commander of the group of forces and means of defense of Kyiv.
For his contribution to strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine, personal courage and heroism, significant contribution to the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, Pavlyuk received the title “Hero of Ukraine” with the Order of the Golden Star (March 4, 2022), the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II, the medal “.
Let us recall that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, during his evening address on February 8, announced the resignation of Valery Zaluzhny from the post of commander in chief and the appointment of Colonel General Alexander Syrsky as the new commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine..
The head of state added that a new management team is taking over the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, Zelensky noted that he invited Valery Zaluzhny to continue to be on the team.