Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
Zelenskyy tapped Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi to speed military reforms and strengthen Ukraine’s defenses after protests over stalled changes.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy overhauled Ukraine's military command, appointing 43-year-old Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief after public pressure to replace General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
- Defense Minister Fedorov publicly criticized the 60-year-old Soviet-trained veteran Syrskyi for blocking reform efforts, a rift that fueled street protests in Kyiv demanding the general's dismissal.
- Drapatyi represents a new generation of commanders who rose through the ranks battling Russian aggression, gaining fame for courage in 2014 when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, eight years before the full-scale invasion.
- Zelenskiy ordered Drapatyi to revamp Ukraine's defense strategy, demanding faster weapon deliveries and stronger air defenses, while Fedorov supported the appointment, calling it a "new hope in the fight of free people for freedom and justice."
- Russia attacked Ukraine with four missiles and 216 long-range strike drones overnight, killing a woman in Odesa, just four days after Ukraine hit massive Wildberries warehouses in Moscow and Tambov, killing eight people.
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Zelensky has appointed a new chief of the Genstab; several more Wildberry warehouses have burned down in Russia. Respondent.net highlights the main events of yesterday.
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