Ukraine’s Top General Could Be on the Way Out
Bloomberg sources say Mykhailo Drapatyi leads the field as Zelensky weighs 11 options for Ukraine’s military command.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky is reviewing a list of 11 candidates to replace Oleksandr Syrsky as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Bloomberg sources reported.
- The July 15 dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov sparked ongoing protests, with Fedorov citing a conflict with Syrsky as the reason for his departure.
- Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces, is the leading contender, according to Bloomberg and Ukrainska Pravda; other candidates include Oleh Apostol, Andriy Biletsky, and Volodymyr Horbatiuk.
- While Syrsky denies any conflict with Fedorov, the Financial Times reports that Zelensky and his team are attempting to bring the former defense minister back into the government.
- Ukrainska Pravda reports that while Apostol is Syrsky's preferred candidate, Fedorov recommended Drapatyi and Biletsky for the post before his dismissal.
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President Volodimir Zelenski announced on Tuesday that Major General Mihailo Drapatîi will assume the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, instead of General Oleksandr Sîrskii. In his evening speech addressed to the nation, Zelenski also said that he offered to the former Minister of Defence, Mihailo Fedorov – whose surprising dismissal triggered a political crisis ...
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lacronicabadajoz.comThe Ukrainian president also announced that he offered the former defense minister, Mikhailo Fedorov, a "important position in the government," without offering any further details.
Președintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski l-a demis pe comandantul-şef al Forțelor Armate ale Ucrainei, Oleksandr Sîrski, în contextul protestelor care au loc de mai multe zile la Kiev și în alte orașe ale țării. Manifestanții au cerut înlăturarea acestuia din funcție, după ce Zelenski l-a demis săptămâna trecută pe ministrul Apărării, Mihailo Fedorov, informează Kyiv Independent.
For the second time since the beginning of the war, Selenskyi replaces the military chief. General Oleksandr Syrskyj is released after ongoing protests against him.
Its possible replacement — which is envisaged according to some Ukrainian and international media — would take place at a time when Ukraine is paradoxically in a more favourable position: it has severely slowed the advance of Russian troops and recently carried out waves of effective strikes in Russia and occupied Ukraine. "It is very hard but an army general must be hard," said a senior Ukrainian official at the AFP after the appointment of Mr.…
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