
Journalist and military man Yuri Butusov said that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mikhail Drapaty, does not have the managerial levers that his predecessor Alexander Syrsky had, since key positions in the headquarters are occupied by people not appointed by him.
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Mikhail Drapaty was appointed commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after Alexander Syrsky, who previously held various high positions in the army and, according to Butusov, built a loyal chain of command through the personal appointment of supporters.
Journalist Yuriy Butusov, who serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), believes that the current commander in chief, Mikhail Drapaty, de facto does not have the levers of army control that his predecessor Alexander Syrsky had. This was reported by Strana in the Telegram channel.
According to Butusov, Syrsky, holding various positions, surrounded himself with personally appointed people and through them influenced any army decisions.
“Drapatoy does not have the entire vertical control. Because Igor Skibyuk was appointed chief of staff... Skibyuk is not the person whom Drapaty personally represented, he has his own vision,” Butusov explained.
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