Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests
Drapatyi was born in western Ukraine and attended a military school in Kharkiv – the city liberated by Ukrainian forces in 2022 after a brutal Russian occupation early in the war.
His six-month tenure as defense minister coincided with Ukraine’s recent success on the battlefield – and so his removal, amid disagreements with Syrskyi, caused a backlash against the military chief.
Syrskyi, 60, was born in Russia’s Vladimir region, then part of the Soviet Union, and studied at a Moscow military school alongside classmates who went on to become Russian commanders.
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