The reasons were not given, indicating that staff protection would be provided and the level of commanders needed to be strengthened
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam Director News Dawn TV + Editor-in-chief Daily Dawn
London/Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fired Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk after the crash of the F-16 plane.
According to the report of the British news agency Reuters, according to the statement released from the presidential palace, President Zelensky said I have decided to change the commander of the air forces, I am grateful to all the pilots of our army.
In his statement, the Ukrainian president did not specify the reasons for the air force commander’s dismissal but indicated that the staff would be protected and that the level of commanders needed to be strengthened.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military said that Lt. Gen. Anatoly Kryonozykha will temporarily serve as commander of the Air Force.
It should be noted that the Ukrainian F-16 plane crashed on Monday and the pilot was also killed in the accident it was said that this accident happened while preventing the Russian attack.
However, the Ukrainian military did not provide many details regarding the crash of the F-16 plane, saying only that the plane was on its way to its target in Russia, and that the ally, the United States, was helping to investigate the cause. is doing
US Defense Department officials said the plane crash was not caused by Russian fire and was likely due to pilot error due to mechanical failure, but that would be investigated.
