“We will jointly determine an updated strategy of our defense and steps to continue the reform of the corps system, to fulfill the supply requests of combat commanders,” Zelenskyy stated in a national address on Tuesday evening.
He also thanked Syrskyi for successful operations in 2022 in Kyiv and Kharkiv and the 2024 incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Joint Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi will be the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Army, Zelenskyy announced in his speech.
Drapatyi, an experienced field commander, successfully organized the defense of Kharkiv in 2024 against a Russian counteroffensive. He was one of the first top commanders to support Fedorov openly last week.
Ukraine has witnessed nationwide protests since Zelenskyy removed Fedorov, and it’s uncertain if Syrskyi’s removal will be enough to stop them.
Fedorov has declined any position other than his previous role as defense minister, according to two officials familiar with the talks. It is unclear if he has accepted Zelenskyy’s latest offer to return to the government.
He congratulated Drapatyi, describing him as a “breath of fresh air” and thanked Syrskyi for his successes in Kyiv and Kharkiv, now considering them “part of history.”
“But we need to move even faster and write new chapters, correcting all previous mistakes,” Fedorov said.













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