“I have high hopes for Gen. Drapatyi,” a captain currently serving in eastern Ukraine, told NBC News. “He belongs to a new generation of officers who came of age during this war.”Mykhailo Drapatyi, the new commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, in Kyiv on Monday.Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via APJuly 25, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTUkraine has emerged from a grave wartime political crisis with a new army chief, and a new optimism about the future of its fight against Russia.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
New army chief brings hope following mass protests, as Ukraine hopes for a jolt on the battlefield
“I have high hopes for Gen. Drapatyi,” a captain currently serving in eastern Ukraine, told NBC News. “He belongs to a new generation of officers who came of age during this war.”
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