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Zelensky considering replacing Syrskyi with Drapatyi amid protester demands, Bloomberg reports
President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering replacing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid calls from protesters to dismiss him, Bloomberg reported on July 20, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

FBI Director Kash Patel expected to visit Russia, Politico reports
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel is expected to travel to Russia in mid-October, a U.S. official and one person familiar with the matter told Politico in an article published July 20.

A decade after journalist Pavel Sheremet’s murder, justice remains out of reach
A decade after the murder of Belarusian-born journalist Pavel Sheremet in a car bombing in central Kyiv, justice remains elusive. The prosecution's case has unraveled under criticism, the three accused have been released, and proceedings are frozen until the end of Russia's full-scale war — when the trial is expected to begin again from scratch. If the prosecutors speed up the process, it may take one and a half or two years after the end of the war, Dmytro Kruhovyi, a lawyer for one of the su

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil depot, Moscow Oblast logistics facilities, 6 Black Sea vessels
Key developments on July 20: * Zelensky confirms Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil depot, Moscow Oblast logistics facilities, 6 Black Sea vessels * Ukrainian drones strike Russian FSB coordination center in occupied Kherson Oblast, SBU says * Ukrainian regiment claims capture of 64 Russian soldiers * Up to 145 Russian troops remain in Kostiantynivka as Ukrainian forces hold defense, military says * Ukrainian drones strike 7 Russian shadow fleet vessels, energy infrastructure facilities in o

Syrskyi denies rift with Fedorov as Zelensky considers his dismissal
His remarks come days after President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, a move that triggered public backlash and protests in Kyiv.

Mykhailo Drapatyi, the man some protesters want to replace Syrskyi
Thousands of protesters now gather nightly in central Kyiv, many of them calling out the name of one of Ukraine's most respected generals: "Drapatyi!" The mass protest in the capital, which began on July 15 after President Volodymyr Zelensky ousted Ukraine's popular, reform-minded Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, has turned into a call to replace Oleksandr Syrskyi, the current commander-in-chief. As details surrounding Fedorov's dismissal emerged, attention shifted to his deteriorating perso

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