KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Mykhailo Drapaty as the country’s new commander-in-chief, following a political crisis triggered by Zelensky’s surprise ousting of a young modernising defence minister.
Drapaty, 43 replaces Oleksandr Syrsky, 60, an accomplished military strategist but one who was often criticised for Soviet-style practices and not caring about human losses.
