Mykhailo Drapatyi became Ukraine's commander-in-chief on July 22, 2026, following a week of protests across the country over the direction of its military strategy, according to BBC News and NPR.
Drapatyi is the third person to hold the top military command post since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, BBC News said. The appointment amounts to a broad shakeup of Ukraine's military leadership, NPR reported.
The protests, which spread nationwide, were aimed at the leadership guiding Ukraine's wartime strategy before the change was made.