Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a major shake-up of the country's top brass in a move that could have major implications for how Ukraine fights its war against Russia.
Mykhailo Fedorov: The former Defense Minister, whose removal sparked protests.
Oleksandr Syrskyi: The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (misspelled as "Cerski" in the summary).
Mykhailo Drapatyi: The newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (misspelled as "Drapache" in the summary and "Draachi" in the suggested questions).
I'd like to believe the rumours that Zelensky engineered the removal of Federov only as ploy to cause the very outrage seen at the protests because he couldn't sack Syrskyi directly, so then could go back to Syrski with his hands gesturing that he must democratically respond to what the masses demanded, and I'm sure Fedorov will still be active behind the scenes in a similar but less confrontational role, and I believe Federov will find less 'faults' with Drapatyi as he is more of a modern general with a similar eye on the virtues of tech versus conventional warfare... here's hoping anyway !
And I can't believe some of the comments here! People appear to have NOT understood that it was Federov who changed the fortunes of Ukraine - it was he who upped the technological game of Ukraine, and turned everything around for them. That was why it was a mistake to fire him. Far better to fire the other guy, if they can't work together. It was a mistake - but Zelensky, who must be EXHAUSTED - has put it right now. Slava Ukraine
Reporters always blame people at the top even if they have nothing to do with the issue. The fault lies between the two heads that are banging against each other. I for one am glad to see Zelenskyy has made the right decision in preparation for Sept and Russian conscription of more Russians Logistics need to be cut so they can not get the men to the front anymore.
This would have never happened in Russia. Those people just came out on the streets during a war and they demanded to be listened by the government. And the government did. Ukraine belongs in Europe and in fact it does more to protect what we take for granted, it's questionable what our people and our governments would do in a similar scenario. I think we can all agree that Sirsky has some impressive operations under his belt but he's no saint. Perhaps, his optimal role would have been under Zaluzhny who seemed to be the best of both worlds in many ways. Although at that point in time when Zaluzhy left his role, Sirsky may have been the only option for Ukraine to retain support and not turn it into a bad peace that may have resulted not only on a repeat assault on Ukriane, but NATO itself as Russia would have been given precious time to rearm, reskill and regroup while posing for another Minsk Agreement. So, it's just another chapter, we can no longer change the past, but hopefully this is what Ukraine needs at this time and this specific point in its military tech development.
When the streets roar, even the army chief can be swept aside.
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Oleksandr Syrskyi: The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (misspelled as "Cerski" in the summary).
Mykhailo Drapatyi: The newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (misspelled as "Drapache" in the summary and "Draachi" in the suggested questions).