Zelenskiy appoints new commander of Ukraine's land forces

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new commander of Ukraine's land forces.

"The Ukrainian army needs internal changes to achieve our state's goals in full," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram app.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Kevin Liffey)