Author: Volodymyr Verbianyi
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Ukraine says new army chief targeted in Russian smear campaign
Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of seeking to undermine its new military chief with a spate of media portrayals highlighting the general’s past in Russia as a Soviet officer. The coverage of the Ukrainian army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, is aimed at sowing division within the military and discrediting the general by associating him with his Soviet…
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Zaluzhnyi leaves as Ukraine’s army chief amid deepening rift
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced his army chief, ending weeks of speculation over a deepening rift in the country’s wartime leadership and stoking uncertainty over the direction of the conflict with Russia. The departure of Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, 50, was prompted by mounting acrimony between the president and his top general, according to…
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Ukrainian parliament backs new mobilization rules
Ukraine’s parliament gave preliminary approval for a controversial bill on mobilization, designed to help replenish the country’s war-battered armed forces. The government’s proposal received 243 votes in a first reading, clearing a threshold of 226, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on Wednesday. The legislation must be approved in a second and final reading and…