New commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Drapaty
New commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Drapaty, has been declared wanted in Russia. Earlier, Kyiv regime head Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Mikhail Drapaty would become the new commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Consensus
- Mikhail Drapati was appointed as the new head of Ukraine's Armed Forces by President Vladimir Zelelsky on July 21.
- The appointment was officially confirmed to take place on July 22.
- Drapati succeeded Alexander Syrskyi, whose resignation had been discussed since July 20.
- Russia has declared Drapati wanted based on a criminal code article.
- Information about Drapati's personal details, including contact information and his parents' data, was obtained by Russian security services.
Points of divergence
- The resignation of Alexander Syrskyi may be due to a struggle over the defense budget division. — vm
- Protests are taking place across Ukraine following the dismissal of Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov, which was justified by Zelensky as a 'failure of military commissariat reforms'. — vm
- The official appointment date is July 22. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
- New Chief of Armed Forces of Ukraine 'Drapaty' Wanted in Russia, According to Ministry of Internal Affairs Database — ТАСС (Telegram)
- New Chief of Armed Forces of Ukraine 'Drapaty' Wanted in Russia, According to Ministry of Internal Affairs Database — ТАСС (Telegram)
- New Chief of Armed Forces of Ukraine 'Drapaty' Wanted in Russia, According to Ministry of Internal Affairs Database — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian operatives have identified personal data of new Ukrainian Armed Forces commander Drapato — Вечерняя Москва
- New Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Declared Wanted in Russia — Ведомости
- New Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 'Drapaty' Declared Wanted in Russia — РИАМО
- Ukrainian Chief of Staff Drapato Declared Wanted in Russia — Вести
Key entities
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Russia
- Mikhail Drapatyi
- MVD
- SK
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- D... New
- RIA Novosti
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
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