This is an individual decree of the President of Ukraine on conferring a military rank to a specific person. By the decree, the military rank of Brigadier General has been conferred upon Colonel Oleh Apostol, who holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The structure of the decree is simple and contains only an operative part with one point about rank conferral.
The decree was issued within the constitutional powers of the President as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief regarding the conferral of higher military ranks. The rank of Brigadier General is the first general officer rank in the Ukrainian military rank system after the 2020 reform.
The decree concerns the military sphere and personnel appointments in the highest military leadership of the state.
