The Ukrainian army, which already has fewer soldiers than its Russian enemies, faces further troop shortage in the ranks after more than forty senior officers have been discharged from military service for health reasons since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
“According to information provided by the personnel center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the following is reported: during the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine, 41 senior officers were discharged from military service for health reasons between February 24, 2022 and August 1, 2024,” the Department of Communications of the Armed Forces informed the media. Radio Liberty.
Among these senior officers are both officers who carry out strategic command issues or with higher military ranks, such as the major general, the colonel general and the lieutenant general. “The request for Radio Liberty “referred to how many generals retired during the large-scale invasion based on the conclusions of the military medical boards,” the statement said.
And example This occurred last April, when Major General Tetiana Ostashchenko, former commander of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, resigned due to health reasons and was excluded from service. Meanwhile, in November, Lieutenant General Yurrii Sodol, former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was removed from military service after a medical board.
