Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi would replace Lt. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 21. Zelensky also said he had offered former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov a senior government role overseeing Ukraine's military technology after his earlier ouster sparked rare wartime protests.