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Who is Mykhailo Drapatyi? ‘The Flying BMP’ who now leads Ukraine’s military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi with Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces following nationwide protests over Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal. Drapatyi, seen as a reform-minded leader, was supported by protesters demanding military administrative changes.
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