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Aidar battalion opposes the removal of commander Oleksandr Kovalenko and has appealed to Zelenskyy and Drapatyi
Aidar has objected to the removal of commander Oleksandr Kovalenko and has appealed to Zelenskyy and Drapatyi.
According to the servicemembers, the personnel decision regarding the major with the call sign “Hook” was made on 31 October 2026.
The 24-th Separate Assault Battalion Aidar has been defending the country since 2014, having developed its internal culture and traditions. Volunteer formations have always had commanders from their own ranks, even after integrating into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the statement says.
Changing the leadership of a combat unit without cause during wartime is unacceptable. Only a commander who has fought shoulder to shoulder with the personnel knows how to employ the unit most effectively, the servicemembers emphasize.
Oleksandr Kovalenko, Hero of Ukraine, has served Ukraine since 2014 (participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation), bringing years of wartime service, combat experience, the unquestioned trust of the personnel, and a high level of professionalism.
The personnel categorically disagree with appointing new leaders who did not share the unit’s combat path from the very beginning.
We appeal to the country’s senior military leadership, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine—Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi—and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We ask you to review the personnel decision and to keep Oleksandr Kovalenko in the position of commander of military unit A3488
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