Medical Forces Command
Emblem
Active2020 – present
Country Ukraine
TypeMedical corps
RoleProvide healthcare for all the military personnel in the Armed Forces
Size100,000
Part of Ukrainian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQPovitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv
Nickname(s)"КМС ЗСУ", KMS ZSU
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Anatoliy Kazmirchuk

Medical Forces Command (Ukrainian: Командування Медичних сил Збройних Сил України) is the specialist corps in the Ukrainian Armed Forces responsible for providing medical services to military personnel and their families. At the beginning of February 2020, the command was established, providing for the unification of the medical service under the leadership of the Commander of the Medical Forces, who in turn is subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1] Four operational commands will be created within Medical Forces Command, totalling to 134 people.[2]

Commanders

On 19 November 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made changes to the Ukrainian Armed Forces Medical Forces by replacing the commander Major General Tetiana Ostashchenko with Major General Anatoliy Kazmirchuk.[6]

On 1 December 2023, Ukrainian Major General Anatoliy Kazmirchuk was officially made the head of the Commander of the Medical Forces of Ukraine. After faulty Chinese medical equipment has flooded Ukraine, combined with poor training has led to the loss of life. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, in his comments, at the swearing in ceremony, talked about combining NATO approaches with Ukrainian combat experience.[7]

References

  1. ↑ В Збройних силах України створено Командування медичних сил на http://uprom.info/
  2. ↑ В ЗСУ створено Командування медичних сил на http://mil.in.ua/
  3. ↑ Ігор Хоменко: «Ми не економимо на здоров'ї тих, хто захищає Україну» на http://armyinform.com.ua/
  4. ↑ "For the first time in history: Armed Forces now have a female commander". Rubryka. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №421/2022" (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Ron Popeski; Oleksandr Kozhukhar (20 November 2023). "Zelenskiy calls for rapid operations changes for soldiers, sacks commander". Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Lance Luo (2 December 2023). "Defense chief appoints new head of Ukraine's medical forces". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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