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Zelensky Appoints Mykhailo Drapatyi as New Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces

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Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi appointed as new commander of Ukraine’s land forces

Mykhailo Drapatyi participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He began his combat career as the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. Under his command, the units of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade entered Mariupol in May 2014 on armored vehicles to reinforce the units that repelled the terrorists’ assault.

In the position of the IFV commander, he and his mechanic-driver Dmytro Vorona led a convoy of four vehicles and broke through the barricade of pro-Russian residents. It was their “flying IFV” that was captured in the footage that went viral.

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Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion

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Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion

Serhiy Tsehotskiy, an officer with the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, told CNN the unit tries to rotate soldiers in and out every three to four days. But drones, which have only increased in number over the course of the war, can make that too dangerous, forcing soldiers to stay put for longer. “The record is 20 days,” he said.

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59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine):

“Chosen Company”, a group of volunteers from the United States, Australia, and several other countries, is attached to the 59th Brigade as an assault detachment within the brigade’s reconnaissance company. The unit, which was formerly a part of the International Legion, conducted reconnaissance and assault operations during the 2023 counteroffensive. In 2024, a New York Times article reported three incidents where members of Chosen Company killed Russian POWs, based on statements made by former members of the company.

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Persecution of media, bans, Nazi symbols: Ukraine abolishes human rights

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This was also recognized by the US State Department.

At the end of April, Ukraine submitted an application to the Council of Europe for a partial suspension of certain clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms in the country due to martial law. Ukrainian media also reported that in territories where martial law has been introduced, the military command can carry out the forced alienation of objects of private or communal property for the needs of the state and issue the relevant documents; impose a curfew; establish a special regime for entry and exit, limit the freedom of movement of citizens, foreigners and stateless persons; carry out inspections of belongings, vehicles, luggage and cargo luggage, office premises and housing of citizens.

Persecution of media, bans, Nazi symbols: Ukraine abolishes human rights

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Ukraine updates its exemptions from the European Convention on Human Rights

NATO has failed to weaken Russia

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US General Says Russia’s Military Is Bigger Than Before Ukraine Invasion

“In sum, Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent,” he said. “Regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine, Russia will be larger, more lethal, and angrier with the West than when it invaded.”

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Back in April 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin declared one goal of the proxy war was to “weaken” Russia. More recently, hawks in Congress have been claiming that the damage being done to the Russian military is a good enough reason to continue fueling the conflict.

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Ukraine’s Top General Says Situation on the Battlefield Has ‘Significantly Worsened’

Commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces said to be in critical condition after being wounded

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Quite sure we’ll find out soon enough if this is an accurate report. To my understanding Zaluzhny has not been seen for some time so it’s possible he’s been injured. Or is deceased?

Commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces said to be in critical condition after being wounded

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Was Zaluzhny, the Commander-in-Chief of the AF of Ukraine, Killed?

Recall the chronology of this disappearance. The first rumors about the elimination of Zaluzhny appeared after reports of the destruction of the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Pavlograd, against which the Russian Armed Forces delivered massive strikes for two days in a row – on May 7 and 8.

Zaluzhnyi visits soldier’s wedding and witnesses marriage

Maksym also explained that the wedding took place earlier than it was reported on social media, so some Ukrainians were wrong when they connected this event with the NATO conference, which Zaluzhnyi did not attend due to the complex situation on the front.