Ukraine names new top military commander after protests and leadership rift
KYIV, July 21 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday named a young general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the commander in chief of Ukraine's military, the biggest shake up of country's military leadership as the war with Russia is in its fifth year.
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