@cnn: President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision Tuesday to replace Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi with 43-year-old Mykhailo Drapatyi, comes in the wake of widespread protests after Zelensky fired his 35-year-old defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh lays out how even with the shakeups - bringing in a younger general from a newer generation of military leaders to replace a Soviet-era one - the same big challenges remain.

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irademyanova
Ira :
we are extremely happy about this choice. Mykhailo is very experienced commander and the entire army trusts and believes in him.
2026-07-23 04:22:29
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tristanjoiner
Tristan Joiner 🇨🇦 :
I think Zelensky is the genius here😳 he’s dealing with a lot of internal problems, but he’s letting the people make the choice🥰
2026-07-22 22:09:14
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user9921504044271
Avery :
Will this lead to victory?
2026-07-22 17:40:09
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general_isoko.man
D'Isoko man :
He looks like Putin
2026-07-26 05:32:27
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amoscbk
Lastborn Amos Fali :
Why does he look like Putin 😳
2026-07-22 17:41:30
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thebathrobewizard2
The Bathrobe Wizard :
Slava Ukraini! Heroiam Slava! 🇺🇦
2026-07-23 21:37:40
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ryanbarker88
Ryan Barker :
If you want to win a war today you need to think about tomorrow. And Ukraine needs to save as many men as possible. And the drones and strikes are a great way to do that.
2026-07-23 09:23:34
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loloa9798
loloa :
Look at his eyes I believe in him
2026-07-23 16:43:14
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m323651
M :
america's proxy is headed to total defeat.
2026-07-22 17:57:42
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randomoregonian0
random Oregonian :
Wait that was him driving!!!!! I saw that pretty much live back in 2014!!!!!!! Wow no wonder I kept seeing that clip!
2026-07-23 00:24:05
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aaa267358
aaa267358 :
you never change command when you're winning, you know what I mean.
2026-07-22 22:58:10
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phil04766
Phil :
very interesting
2026-07-23 02:16:59
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camdynfork
camdynfork :
zelenskyy needs to reinstate federov
2026-07-22 19:37:21
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cash13362
Franklin D Roosevelt :
38 minutes ago when I made the comment
2026-07-22 18:12:58
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quietjerr
⋆˚ 𝙹𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢 ˚⋆ :
it's a forever war ngl
2026-07-22 17:41:18
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nhungtran0908
nhung tran5876 :
Russia is in big trouble!!!!
2026-07-22 21:51:03
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prairiepaul
Paul Doroshenko 🇨🇦 :
Young guy. But very experienced.
2026-07-23 03:30:39
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stanleywright58
Stanley Wright :
Hey
2026-07-22 18:41:09
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karin_esum
user9604501913883 :
Zelensky must return Defense Minister Fedorov! This is the first demand of protesters. Fedorov in his post was effective and opposed corruption. Therefore, his dismissal by Zelensky makes one wonder about the role of Zelensky himself in the corruption flow
2026-07-23 14:30:19
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kc_manhimself
Kc_manhimself :
Another game changer 😂😂😂
2026-07-25 06:29:51
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vakis.voniatis
Vakis Voniatis :
he speaks like Ukraine makes their own decisions
2026-07-24 15:24:30
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themask891
Bobe :
They've lost like 20% of their country dude.
2026-07-25 12:58:57
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drukus8999
Drukus8999 :
Not a big deal at all same results same corruption.
2026-07-23 11:18:47
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user_67899900996
User_947402084848 :
I thought Ukraine was winning though, why are they changing leadership if they are winning?
2026-07-23 02:29:12
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