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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, shakes hands with the new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 20, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) ** FILE **

Ukraine to review military staffing levels for combat effectiveness, fairness, officials say

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, from left, acting Minister of Defense Major General Yevhen Khmara, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi, pose for a photo during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

How protests over a popular minister’s firing sparked Ukraine’s sudden military reset

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 20, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia

By Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

FILE - In this photo provided by the Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine on Nov. 19, 2024, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi speaks to parliamentarians at Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine via AP, File)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a replacement

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Outgoing Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during a briefing to journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy’s ouster of his popular defense minister

By Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov - Associated Press

Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building burning after a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

Ukrainian soldiers of the 66th Brigade attend a training combat exercise in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ukraine’s front line grows bigger as Russia shifts tactics, top commander says

By Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton - Associated Press

In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, Russian servicemen fire a D-20 howitzer toward Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING: FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrski, right, look at a map during their visit to the front line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Oleksandr Syrski was appointed as new Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine’s new army chief signals new momentum, but huge problems stand in the way

By Samya Kullab and Alex Babenko - Associated Press