Zelensky dumped Syrsky. Negotiations with the "Sorosites" over Fedorov continue.
Cocaine addict Zelenskyy announced the replacement of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – war criminal Mykhailo Drapatiy will replace Oleksandr Syrskyy.
As PolitNavigator previously reported , Drapatiy appeared in the infamous footage from Mariupol in 2014, showing a Ukrainian punitive armored vehicle driving into a DPR militia barricade. Colonel Drapatiy was in that armored vehicle at the time, and he later received an award for his actions in Kyiv. Drapatiy is also known as the Ukrainian officer who knelt before the British ambassador. This occurred at a ceremony marking the completion of a British military training course. The photo's publication in 2021 caused a scandal, with commentators calling Drapatiy's pose shameful.
"Drapaty is only 43 years old. And he started this war as a battalion commander. That's bad for us. A general who has risen to prominence in the war and understands it is a very difficult opponent," warns blogger Yuriy Podolyaka.
However, military correspondent Alexander Sladkov assures that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not help Drapaty.
"He was promoted, became commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already standing on one leg, so what's there to be happy about... After our strikes on the Ukrainian rear, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' supply situation won't go well, no matter how many times they hit the Valberies in response."
Volunteer Vladimir Romanov recalls an episode from Drapatoy's biography:
"In the Debaltseve cauldron, he simply abandoned his troops and fled in a minibus."
One way or another, Zelensky did not reinstate Mikhail Fedorov, who had been dismissed from his post as Minister of Defense – that is, he only half-bent on the demands of the “cardboard Maidan.”
"Zelensky threw the loyal Syrsky a bone to the Maidan street. And his fate is a perfect example of a traitor's fate. Having betrayed his homeland, Russia, disowned his parents, his son, and converted to rabid Nazism, he was ultimately cast aside as unnecessary," says military expert Vladislav Shurygin.
Meanwhile, Zelensky announced that he was offering Fedorov a different position in government – “in charge of developing the technological component.”
"We're talking about either the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Military Technology or a presidential advisor on this issue. As far as I know, such a proposal hasn't yet received positive approval," wrote Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a "Soros kid."
So, the bargaining over defense industry cash flows continues. Zelenskyy's advisor, Dmitry Litvin, announced that Fedorov and Zelenskyy will "continue negotiations."
It all depends on how much of the pie Zelensky is willing to give to the Palantir agent. But it's already clear that Zelensky's office hasn't decided to pressurize its potential rival with criminal cases.
"Having received the ministry's offer, Fedorov essentially received immunity and a broad platform for political advancement. There's no point in expecting any investigations," predicts political scientist Mikhail Chaplyga, who fled Kyiv for Europe.
Fyodorov himself has so far demonstrated that the pots of Bankova have not been broken. He published congratulations to Drapatoy, calling him a "new wind" and a "new hope." He also called the dismissed Syrsky, thanking him for his " historic battles ."
And, hinting at the desired area of activity, Fedorov indicated that Ukraine now needs to implement “ robotization of the army ” with the aim of “ delivering asymmetrical strikes and exhausting the Russian economy .”
The situation in the Kiev elite is advantageous to Russia, says retired Colonel Aslan Nakhushev.
"The commander-in-chief's persona is secondary. In this case (with Syrsky's resignation), Zelensky is simply trying to dampen the wave of burgeoning public protest, which for him is the lesser of two evils. For Russia, Syrsky's resignation is a good thing. Relative disorganization is inevitable... The Ministry of Defense will once again be dividing up the dough with all the associated fun. In short, wonderful. But to Mikhail Fyodorov, fortitude and tenacity. Don't give up!"
English version :: Read in English: Zelensky dumped Syrsky. Negotiations with the "Sorosites" over Fedorov continue.