UKRAINE RECAPTURED 700 SQ KM OF TERRITORY THIS YEAR, OUTGOING COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SAYS

WHAT HAPPENED

WHAT MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY

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• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukraine is on the offensive while also holding the defensive line against Russia, as he prepares to hand command of the army to young general Mykhailo Drapatyi.
• Google News: Zelensky ousts Ukraine’s military commander as major shake-up continues The Washington Post Ukraine recaptured 270 square miles of territory this year, outgoing top general says NBC News Mykhailo Drapatyi: What to Know…
• Deutsche Welle: Mass protests in recent days in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities had called for the removal of commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
• Deutsche Welle: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Mykhailo Drapatyi as the army's new chief.

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WHY IT MATTERS

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WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS

• PRIMARY REPORT: JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - (open the original report)
• Google News
• Deutsche Welle
• The Moscow Times - Independent N

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 21/07/2026, 22:03 RELATED COVERAGE UKRAINE'S ZELENSKYY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER DAYS OF PROTESTS (Deutsche Welle • 11 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 22/07/2026, 06:41 RELATED COVERAGE ZELENSKY OUSTS UKRAINE’S MILITARY COMMANDER AS MAJOR SHAKE-UP CONTINUES - THE WASHINGTON POST (Google News • 3 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
3. 22/07/2026, 09:47 RELATED COVERAGE RUSSIA ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR UKRAINE’S NEW MILITARY COMMANDER JUST HOURS AFTER APPOINTMENT (The Moscow Times - Independent N • 6 mins ago) [Story Intel]
4. 22/07/2026, 10:50 PRIMARY FEED UKRAINE RECAPTURED 700 SQ KM OF TERRITORY THIS YEAR, OUTGOING COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SAYS (JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • just now) [Story Intel]

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• ZELENSKY OUSTS UKRAINE’S MILITARY COMMANDER AS MAJOR SHAKE-UP CONTINUES - THE WASHINGTON POST
  World - Latest - Google News • 3 hrs ago • GLOBAL
• RUSSIA ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR UKRAINE’S NEW MILITARY COMMANDER JUST HOURS AFTER APPOINTMENT
  The Moscow Times - Independent N • 6 mins ago • RUSSIA
• UKRAINE'S ZELENSKYY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER DAYS OF PROTESTS
  Deutsche Welle • 11 hrs ago • GERMANY