Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaces commander of Ukraine's Medical Forces
Photo: Major General of the Medical Service Anatoliy Kazmirchuk (facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has changed the commander of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement from the head of state.
"Today there is an important personnel decision. Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defense, I have replaced the commander of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he said.
According to Zelenskyy, major general of the Medical Service Anatoliy Kazmirchuk has been appointed as the new commander instead of major general of the Medical Service Tetiana Ostashchenko. Currently, Anatoliy Kazmirchuk holds the position of Chief of the National Military Medical Clinical Center Main Military Clinical Hospital in Kyiv.
"The task is clear - and this has been repeatedly discussed in society, including in the community of our combat medics - we need a fundamentally new level of medical support for our soldiers," he said.
Zelenskyy emphasized that, in particular, there is a need for high-quality tourniquets, complete digitization, and transparency in supply, as well as quality training and sincere communication with combat medics in those units where medicine is deployed correctly and effectively.
"The experience of the effectiveness of specific units should be extended to all defense forces," he added.
Decrees on changes in the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already appeared on the website of the President's Office.
Statement by Umerov
Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov announced that he has made a submission to the president regarding the replacement of the commander of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"I believe the reasons for such a measure are obvious to everyone fighting in the ranks of the Defense Forces and everyone who is helping them. The relevant issue has been discussed many times. It is time to address the issues of medical support for our soldiers," he wrote on Facebook.
Anatoliy Kazmirchuk
Anatoliy Kazmirchuk is a Ukrainian military doctor and the head of the National Military Medical Clinical Center (since 2012). He is an Honored Doctor of Ukraine and holds a Doctor of Medical Sciences degree. He was born on June 26, 1970, in the village of Shevchenkove, Khmelnytskyi district, Vinnytsia region.
In 1993, he graduated from the Faculty of Military Physicians Preparation for the Naval Forces of the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov. From 1993 to 1996, he was a student at the Faculty of Military Physicians Training at the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy. After graduation, he held the position of the head of the general medical care department at the Central Polyclinic Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
From 2011 to 2012, he served as the chief therapist of the Main Military Medical Clinical Center Main Military Clinical Hospital. On July 23, 2012, by the order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Kazmirchuk was appointed as the head of the National Military Medical Clinical Center.
