Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Wednesday announced a new leader for a nascent small air defence branch within the Air Force.
Reporting to Pavlo Yelizarov, deputy commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Colonel Yevhenii Khlebnikov will direct a newly designed air defense group meant to “analyze, counter and anticipate future threats,” Fedorov wrote on social media.
The Ministry of Defense described Khlebnikov as bringing both frontline experience and leadership qualities to the table, having served in Air Force anti-aircraft missile units and having worked within the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the development of air defence.
Specifically, Khlebnikov led the use of Bayraktar drones during the defense of Kyiv and the region of Chernihiv in the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion, and took part in planning the operation to liberate Zmiinyi (Snake) Island of “Russian warship go f@#k yourself” fame.
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