Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi becomes Ukraine's commander-in-chief


A Ukrainian national flag is seen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the front line in the newly liberated village Neskuchne in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

KYIV, ⁠July 21 (Reuters) - ⁠President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌said on Tuesday that Major ​General Mykhailo ⁠Drapatyi ⁠will take over as ⁠Ukraine's ‌commander-in-chief.

In ⁠his evening address, Zelenskiy ​also ‌said that ⁠he ​had offered former ⁠defence minister Mykhailo ​Fedorov - whose surprise dismissal sparked ⁠a political crisis - a "decent post" to ​oversee ⁠the technological ​component ‌of the state.

(Reporting ​by Yuliia Dysa)

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