Kong selected Sengoku as his successor for becoming the next Fleet Admiral upon his promotion to Commander-in-Chief. He also respected Garp's decision to resign from the Marines and reassigned him as an instructor while keeping the records intact. Roger but was always rejected, something that frustrated him. Kong respected Garp as he offered him the promotion to Admiral multiple times during the age of Gol D. He also has a large amount of pride for his position and the Marines overall, since he left Garp and Sengoku’s records untouched to prevent the Marine name from being hurt, and felt rather disappointed that they would resign. Not much is known about Kong's personality but as a former Marine and a high ranking World Government official, he has a strong sense of justice (though it is unknown if it is moral or absolute). The epaulettes are similar to those worn by an Admiral and Fleet Admiral, fully covered in yellow as a standard color. He wears a sleeveless dark shirt adorned with medals, revealing his muscular arms, dark green armbands, a light yellow scarf around his neck, and a white and dark grey Marine coat draped over his shoulders. He also has a stitched scar under his left eye.
Zaluzhny was born in the city of Novohrad-Volynsky, Zhytomyr region, on July 8, 1973.Also, he led the 51st Separate Mechanized Brigade (2009-2012) and the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade (2007-2009). He previously held the positions of Chief of the Joint Operational Staff of the Armed Forces First Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces (2018), and Chief of Staff First Deputy Commander of the Zakhid (West – ed.) Operational Command (2017). In December 2019, Major General Valeriy Zaluzhny (46) was appointed Commander of the Pivnich (North – ed.) Operational Command.The move to replace the Army’s commander-in-chief comes as part of what seems to be Zelensky’s ongoing sweep of the security and defense sector amid the recent reshuffles in the SBU Security Service and SZRU Foreign Intelligence. Over the past months, Ukrainian media reports claimed disputes between Ruslan Khomchak and Defense Minister Andriy Taran led to the fact that the two top military officials severed personal communication altogether.
"The president is grateful to Ruslan Khomchak for his service, but Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander of the Pivnich (North – ed.) Operational Command, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief," Nykyforov said.Ī statement released on the president’s official website on July 27 quoted Zelensky as saying that “the defense sphere must function steadily, in a coordinated manner, with a clear perspective and without misunderstandings between the leaders.” Read also: Ukrainian military gets first Turkish Bayraktar UAV complex Ruslan Khomchak was appointed First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, replacing Mykhailo Koval who was dismissed from the post.Īlso during the briefing, Nykyforov said President Zelensky had appointed Valeriy Zaluzhny as new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Prior to that, since May 2019, Khomchak had been Chief of the General Staff Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Nykyforov added that, unfortunately, such synergy is nowhere to be seen at the moment, unlike conflicts.Īs Ukrinform reported earlier, on March 28, 2020, Zelensky appointed Khomchak Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Volodymyr Zelensky has no doubts about Ruslan Khomchak's patriotism, loyalty to his oath, and professionalism, but the president wants to see a synergy between the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the spokesperson said. "Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ruslan Khomchak, is stepping down. That’s according to Serhiy Nykyforov, the Ukrainian president’s press secretary, who spoke at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
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