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Zelenskyy replaces military leader and brings back defence minister he sacked

The Guardian UK Tuesday 21 July 2026, 21:34 UTC By Luke Harding in Dnipro 1 min read
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Mykhailo Drapati new head of the armed forces as Mykhailo Fedorov returns to government after mass protestsVolodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests. In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapati, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces. Drapati would oversee a...

Mykhailo Drapati new head of the armed forces as Mykhailo Fedorov returns to government after mass protests

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.

In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapati, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces. Drapati would oversee a reorganisation of the army’s command structure, Ukraine’s president said.

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