"The transformation of the defense forces cannot end with a change of minister, team, or department head. It must continue until fair and understandable rules become the norm for everyone who serves the state." The words of Mykhailo Drapatyi, posted on Facebook just days before he was named Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, foreshadowed the challenges he would soon face. Two and a half years after he took over the job from popular general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Oleksandr Syrskyi's ten

The appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi marks the most significant change in Ukraine's military leadership since 2024

Mykhailo Drapatyi, newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has outlined his vision for Ukrainian victory and the capabilities that will help achieve it…