This marks the most significant restructuring of Ukraine’s military leadership since the full‑scale Russian invasion, part of an effort to resolve one of the nation’s deepest political crises since the war began. The shake‑up follows days of mass protests triggered by the recent dismissal of the defence minister, after which President Volodymyr Zelensky removed the chief of the armed forces. Whether this move will placate the demonstrators remains to be seen, according to FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Gulliver Cragg.
