{"id":11406,"date":"2026-07-22T13:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:17:23","slug":"zelensky-replaces-army-chief-amid-defense-minister-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/zelensky-replaces-army-chief-amid-defense-minister-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Replaces Army Chief Amid Defense Minister Turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <em>The European Conservative<\/em>, <strong>General Oleksandr Syrskyi<\/strong> has been dismissed from his position as commander-in-chief and will be replaced by <strong>General Mykhailo Drapatyi<\/strong>, a 43-year-old frontline commander known for his reform-oriented approach to military leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes just days after Zelensky&#8217;s controversial removal of defence minister <strong>Mykhailo Fedorov<\/strong>, a move that sparked six consecutive days of demonstrations throughout Ukraine. The swift succession of high-level military dismissals has raised questions about the stability of Ukraine&#8217;s wartime leadership structure as the conflict continues.<\/p>\n<p>Drapatyi&#8217;s appointment represents a generational shift in Ukraine&#8217;s military command, with the relatively young general bringing frontline combat experience to the top position. His reputation as a reform advocate suggests potential changes in Ukraine&#8217;s military strategy and operational approach.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of these leadership changes remains significant, occurring amid ongoing military operations and growing domestic pressure on Zelensky&#8217;s administration. The nationwide protests following Fedorov&#8217;s dismissal indicate substantial public concern over the president&#8217;s handling of military leadership during wartime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanconservative.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The European Conservative<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed top military commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi amid mass protests sparked by recent defense leadership changes during the ongoing war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":11405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[9816,9817,9815,9814,5775,211,229],"nfg_topic":[134],"class_list":["post-11406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-defense-minister-removal","tag-mass-protests","tag-military-leadership-change","tag-mykhailo-drapatyi","tag-oleksandr-syrskyi","tag-ukraine","tag-volodymyr-zelensky","nfg_topic-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11407,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406\/revisions\/11407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11406"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=11406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}