Zelenskiy appoints new commander of Ukraine's land forces

PHOTO CAPTION: Ukrainian soldiers take part in a military drill in Ukraine, March 11, 2023. (Reuters)

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new commander of Ukraine's land forces.

"The Ukrainian army needs internal changes to achieve our state's goals in full," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram app.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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