07/21/2026
On Tuesday, July 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. After the publication of footage from the meeting, which was attended by General Mykhailo Drapaty, speculation about possible personnel changes in the military leadership intensified again.
Dmytro Lytvyn was the first to report on the president’s meeting with Mykhailo Fedorov. The information was collected by OBOZ.UA.
Blogger and volunteer Serhiy Sternenko stated that Oleksandr Syrskyi no longer holds the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Syrsky is no longer the Commander-in-Chief,” wrote Serhiy Sternenko.
The news is being supplemented…
OBOZ.UA wrote:
On Monday, July 20, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Commander of the Joint Forces Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapaty, Commander of the 3rd Army Corps Andriy Biletsky, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Horbatyuk, and Commander of the Charter Corps Ihor Obolensky (“Cornet”). The head of state also met separately with the Commander of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleh Apostol and the Commander of the Azov Brigade Denys Prokopenko. The main topic of discussion was the effective use of the experience of all components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine to enhance interaction and perform combat missions.
Mass rallies against the resignation of Mykhailo Fedorov have been taking place in various cities of Ukraine for the sixth day in a row. On the evening of July 21, people gathered again in the squares, including in Ivano-Frankivsk and Kyiv, where they voiced their demands and announced their intention to continue the actions.
Earlier, OBOZ.UA reported that information about the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, which has no official confirmation, is spreading online. The General Staff reacted by denying the rumors. The military department emphasized that Syrskyi continues to perform his duties.
So, no word yet about either Federov’s or Syrskyi’s fates.