{
  "id": 5091483,
  "title": "Zelensky Names Sviatoslav Zaits Ground Forces Chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/zelensky-names-sviatoslav-zaits-ground-forces-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83587"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced Maj. Gen. Hennadiy Shapovalov with Brig. Gen. Sviatoslav Zaits as the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The decision, made on September 2, was announced in decree No. 852/2026 and decree No. 853/2026, which were published on the president’s official website. Zaits, a veteran of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, previously commanded the 20th Army Corps, responsible for defending part of the front in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He was appointed to lead the corps in April 2026 after serving as chief of staff and deputy commander of the 8th Air Assault Corps.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}