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"There is no messiah in Ukraine": Butusov on new Commander-in-Chief, front and future of Ukrainian army Why was Mykhailo Drapatyi’s appointment a spontaneous decision? Who orchestrated the media attack on Drapatyi? What mistakes did Oleksandr Syrskyi make? Why was Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal never explained? 12 199 29 Previously in trend: Drapatyi – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
Fedorov and Syrskyi’s dismissals: Butusov on what personnel changes mean for defence In a livestream, Yurii Butusov, commander of a UAV company in the 23rd Assault Regiment of the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps, analyses the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov and the sacking of Oleksandr Syrskyi, the possible return of the former defence minister, the appointment of new leadership, reforms in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the situation on the front line. 8 586 4 Previously in trend: Fedorov’s resignation Syrskyi dismissal Drapatyi – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
Drapatyi’s appointment: "breath of fresh air" for Armed Forces of Ukraine or new political figure? For several days, Volodymyr Zelenskyy effectively held a public casting call for the position of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Amid protests outside the Office of the President, where demonstrators were chanting their demands, he held a series of meetings with representatives of the military command. 8 139 25 Previously in trend: Drapatyi – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
People’s Hero of Ukraine Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi: "I thought I’d serve somewhere on staff of some brigade. That was ceiling" This interview was recorded on 8 February 2022 at volunteer Da Vinci’s base in Novohradivka for a book about the People’s Heroes. It has never been published anywhere else. At the time, anticipating a full-scale offensive, Mykhailo Vasylovych and I spoke about his path in the war since 2014, the situations in which he saved, without exaggeration, hundreds of people by leading them out of encirclement, and about his family and Ukraine. This conversation offers a better understanding of the man who has served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 21 July. 18 949 37 Previously in trend: Drapatyi – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 
