Brigadier General Roman Kachur will become the new head of the Sahaidachny National Academy of the Ground Forces.
This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram.
He noted that Kachur was elected based on the results of a poll in the Army+ application.
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— It is important that this decision is made together with our military. The Commander-in-Chief and Commander of the Ground Forces proposed five candidates — These are Brigadier Generals Sergei Baranov and Mikhail Sidorenko, Colonels Yevgeny Lasiychuk, Alexander Bakulin and Roman Kachur. Colonel Roman Kachur received the most votes, the head of state noted.
What is known about Kachur
According to Zelensky, Roman Kachur knows the front well, he commanded the 55th separate artillery brigade.
— I spoke with Colonel Kachur — he has a vision of what to change in military education and specifically in the National Academy of the Ground Forces. He instructed him to present to the public what will change in the academy, to conduct an audit of the academy — a full-fledged audit: of how it is financed, and of how the cadets study, and of who works in the academy, — the president noted.
Zelensky instructed the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Umerov to appoint Colonel Kachur to the post of head of the academy and noted that the highest quality training of Ukrainian soldiers and officers is needed. According to him, the Ukrainian army needs tactical leaders — strong sergeants, strong lieutenants.
