On 21 July, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the appointment of General Mykhailo Drapatyi, Commander of the Joint Forces, to replace him (see the profile in the Appendix). The reshuffle came against the backdrop of protests that began on 16 July in response to the removal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defence, drawing crowds ranging from several thousand to over 10,000 people in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
