President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued Decree No. 195/2026 on February 25, 2026, at approximately 4:00 PM UTC, promoting Colonel Denys Hennadiyovych Prokopenko to Brigadier General as commander of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine 'Azov,' according to the Legion Divannoyi Rozvidky report on X during the reporting window from 3:45:57 PM to 4:15:40 PM UTC. The decree was published on the website of the Office of the President of Ukraine, as stated by the Legion Divannoyi Rozvidky account, which congratulated Prokopenko on the promotion. This personnel change occurred within the 29-minute reporting window amid ongoing military developments. A separate X post by user bratricek criticized Slovakia's pro-Russia stance during the same period, highlighting Ukraine's role in defending against Russia and Slovakia's dependence on Ukrainian ammunition supplies, though no official response from Slovak authorities was reported in this window.
