Ukraine reshuffles military leadership as Syrskyi is dismissed
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President Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi and installed Mykhailo Drapatyi to lead Ukraine’s armed forces amid a broader defence‑cabinet reshuffle sparked by the removal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The move, paired with ongoing protests and concerns about mobilization and front-line management, signals Kyiv’s effort to reset its war effort. The article notes that more than 10 Ukrainian generals have been fired during the war, including Reznikov in 2023 and Zaluzhnyi in 2024, while Russia has also rotated senior commanders such as Igor Osipov, Ivan Popov and Sergey Surovikin.
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