Zelenskyy replaces military leader and brings back defence minister he sacked
ONP Summary
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday, following days of public protests triggered by the earlier removal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi was subsequently appointed as the new military commander.
Progressive:Democratic Accountability — Zelenskyy is portrayed as responding to public pressure and popular demands for military leadership reform.
Conservative:Power Struggle — Military leadership changes are characterized as a crisis marked by internal conflict and policy uncertainty.
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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