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Analysis: The generational shift in Ukraine’s military leadership
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July 22, 2026
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2:22Now PlayingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision Tuesday to replace Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi with 43-year-old Mykhailo Drapatyi, comes in the wake of widespread protests after Zelensky fired his 35-year-old defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh lays out how even with the shakeups - bringing in a younger general from a newer generation of military leaders to replace a Soviet-era one - the same big challenges remain.
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