Colonel Oleksandr Sak has taken over the army corps headquarters
A leadership reshuffle has taken place within the 9th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Colonel Oleksandr Sak has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff, replacing Andriy Andrey. This was reported by Glavcom, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
A change in the position of Chief of Staff occurred within the 9th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, following an order by the Minister of Defence to transfer former leader Andriy Andrey to the corps’ permanent deployment point with subsequent discharge from service and transfer to the reserve.
His position at the 9th Army Corps will be filled by Colonel Oleksandr Sak, who serves as the commander of the 59th Separate Unmanned Systems Assault Brigade.
Biography and combat record
Oleksandr Sak is a Ukrainian serviceman, colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. He holds all three classes of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, previously commanded the 47th and 53rd mechanized brigades, and was featured in Forbes Ukraine’s 30 Under 30 ranking in 2023.
Earlier reports indicated that the 59th Separate Unmanned Systems Assault Brigade named after Yakym Handziuk was returned to the structure of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. After former commander Vadym Sukharevskyi headed the newly established Unmanned Systems Forces, the unit was reorganized and transferred to their command.
Leadership changes across units
The Unmanned Systems Forces were established in 2024 under the command of Vadym Sukharevskyi, who previously led the 59th Brigade. Earlier, reports covered the discharge of Oleksandr Tarnavskyi to the reserve, who previously commanded the 9th Army Corps before acting duties were assigned to Maksym Marchenko.
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