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Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine after a peace deal would be legitimate targets — Reuters
Russia said on Wednesday that any multinational force sent by Ukraine's allies to deploy there in the event of a peace deal would be unacceptable to Moscow, which would view it as a threat and a legitimate military target.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks embattled army chief after days of protests
Oleksandr Syrsky ousted following Ukrainian political crisis
Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Maria KOSTENKO
Published Jul 21, 2026 • 2 minute read
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024.
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024. Photo by Handout /UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday sacked his Soviet-trained army chief Oleksandr Syrsky following a political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular, young and tech-savvy defence minister.
The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place.
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024 and was among Kyiv’s most experienced commanders, having led the defence of Kyiv at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
His removal came after days of protests in support of ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who accused Syrsky of forcing him out and stalling his attempt to reform the military.
“I have decided that the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be Mykhailo Drapaty,” Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram.
“I am grateful to Oleksandr Syrsky and to each of our warriors for Ukraine’s strong frontline positions.”
Questions over Syrsky’s future came to the fore last week, when Zelenskyy removed highly-popular defence minister Fedorov just six months after appointing him.
Fedorov, a 35-year-old whose efforts to modernize the army brought him into conflict with its leadership, accused Syrsky of blocking his ideas and pressuring Zelenskyy to remove him — a charge Syrsky denied.
The row exposed rare divisions within Ukraine’s military and political leadership at a time when Kyiv appeared to be in its best position in the war for months.
Ukraine’s forces have slowed Russia’s advances to a crawl in recent months, while long-range Ukrainian strikes have struck Russian oil refineries that Kyiv says fuel the invasion.
‘Fresh hope’
Drapaty, the army’s new commander-in-chief, is a decorated major general who previously commanded Ukraine’s ground army and fought against Moscow-backed separatists during the Donbas war.
He is famous in Ukraine for a video purporting to show him ramming an armoured vehicle through a separatist checkpoint in the city of Mariupol, during then skirmishes between pro-Russian militias and government forces in 2014.
Fedorov’s ousting prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine. (Roman PILIPEY/AFP)
Fedorov’s ousting prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine. (Roman PILIPEY/AFP) Photo by Roman PILIPEY /AFP
The 43-year-old thanked Zelenskyy for the appointment in a post on Facebook.
“Serving Ukraine has always been an honour for me, and during the war for independence it means absolute responsibility,” he said.
“Glory to the nation. Death to the enemies,” he said.
Fedorov welcomed Drapaty’s appointment, saying it injected “new hope” into the fight against Russia.
“This is a breath of fresh air and a new hope in the struggle of free people for freedom and justice,” he said on social media.
Fedorov’s ousting last Wednesday prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine, many of whom expressed frustration at lack of reforms in the military and called for Syrsky’s removal.
For a while, Zelenskyy — seen as mistrusting of those with political ambitions — had relented pressure to sack Syrsky, a career military man.
Analysts told AFP that Syrsky was not a threat to Zelenskyy, unlike his predecessor, the ultra-popular Valery Zaluzhny, who was also removed.
Drapaty is a decorated major general. (Handout/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File)
Drapaty is a decorated major general. (Handout/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File) Photo by Handout /UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File
But Syrsky was criticized for not caring about the scale of human losses and stalling reforms to procurement, equipment and mobilization.
Drapaty becomes Ukraine’s third commander-in-chief since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been escalating aerial strikes in recent months, and the United Nations reported a surge in civilian deaths in Ukraine in recent months.
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Oleksandr Syrsky ousted following Ukrainian political crisis
Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Maria KOSTENKO
Published Jul 21, 2026 • 2 minute read
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024.
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024. Photo by Handout /UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday sacked his Soviet-trained army chief Oleksandr Syrsky following a political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular, young and tech-savvy defence minister.
The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place.
Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024 and was among Kyiv’s most experienced commanders, having led the defence of Kyiv at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
His removal came after days of protests in support of ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who accused Syrsky of forcing him out and stalling his attempt to reform the military.
“I have decided that the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be Mykhailo Drapaty,” Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram.
“I am grateful to Oleksandr Syrsky and to each of our warriors for Ukraine’s strong frontline positions.”
Questions over Syrsky’s future came to the fore last week, when Zelenskyy removed highly-popular defence minister Fedorov just six months after appointing him.
Fedorov, a 35-year-old whose efforts to modernize the army brought him into conflict with its leadership, accused Syrsky of blocking his ideas and pressuring Zelenskyy to remove him — a charge Syrsky denied.
The row exposed rare divisions within Ukraine’s military and political leadership at a time when Kyiv appeared to be in its best position in the war for months.
Ukraine’s forces have slowed Russia’s advances to a crawl in recent months, while long-range Ukrainian strikes have struck Russian oil refineries that Kyiv says fuel the invasion.
‘Fresh hope’
Drapaty, the army’s new commander-in-chief, is a decorated major general who previously commanded Ukraine’s ground army and fought against Moscow-backed separatists during the Donbas war.
He is famous in Ukraine for a video purporting to show him ramming an armoured vehicle through a separatist checkpoint in the city of Mariupol, during then skirmishes between pro-Russian militias and government forces in 2014.
Fedorov’s ousting prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine. (Roman PILIPEY/AFP)
Fedorov’s ousting prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine. (Roman PILIPEY/AFP) Photo by Roman PILIPEY /AFP
The 43-year-old thanked Zelenskyy for the appointment in a post on Facebook.
“Serving Ukraine has always been an honour for me, and during the war for independence it means absolute responsibility,” he said.
“Glory to the nation. Death to the enemies,” he said.
Fedorov welcomed Drapaty’s appointment, saying it injected “new hope” into the fight against Russia.
“This is a breath of fresh air and a new hope in the struggle of free people for freedom and justice,” he said on social media.
Fedorov’s ousting last Wednesday prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine, many of whom expressed frustration at lack of reforms in the military and called for Syrsky’s removal.
For a while, Zelenskyy — seen as mistrusting of those with political ambitions — had relented pressure to sack Syrsky, a career military man.
Analysts told AFP that Syrsky was not a threat to Zelenskyy, unlike his predecessor, the ultra-popular Valery Zaluzhny, who was also removed.
Drapaty is a decorated major general. (Handout/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File)
Drapaty is a decorated major general. (Handout/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File) Photo by Handout /UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/File
But Syrsky was criticized for not caring about the scale of human losses and stalling reforms to procurement, equipment and mobilization.
Drapaty becomes Ukraine’s third commander-in-chief since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been escalating aerial strikes in recent months, and the United Nations reported a surge in civilian deaths in Ukraine in recent months.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks embattled army chief after days of protests
The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place.
Russian ballistic missiles rained down on Kyiv early Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 30, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country had run out of air defense interceptors.
(YouTube & Trump says US will give Ukraine license to make Patriot missiles to counter Russia)
Russian forces fired nearly 200 attack drones and 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, primarily at the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media.
“Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors,” Zelensky wrote.
“A hell of a night,” Ukrainian Foreign Minster Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
The Russian attack occurred hours after a major protest in support of Ukraine’s ousted defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and it followed another ballistic assault early Thursday that largely bombarded areas in western Ukraine, which are targeted much less frequently, and resulted in a Russian missile landing in Poland.
The Russian missile struck a rural area and did not cause any injuries. The incident raised fresh concerns about the risk of Russia coming into direct confrontation with NATO, more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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U.S.-manufactured Patriot air-defense systems are Ukraine’s only hope to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks, which the Kremlin has significantly increased in recent months. The system’s interceptor missiles are in drastic short supply, however, as the number, already limited, has been greatly depleted by the Iran war.
Zelensky said it was “critical” that Ukraine’s partners, which Kyiv hopes will supply the needed missiles, “hear that these capabilities are needed not somewhere in stockpiles for hypothetical scenarios, but here and now, to contain and stop the Russian war in Ukraine.”
“Every night without them results in more casualties,” Zelensky wrote.
Zelensky urgently appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Tuesday, offering in return Ukraine’s anti-drone technology, and extensive experience in destroying Russian and Iranian drones.
Trump earlier said the U.S. would give Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots (see above video), but on Friday he told the Financial Times he was “not sure” whether Washington would follow through. “We’re looking at it,” he said during a telephone interview.”
Russian forces fired nearly 200 attack drones and 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, primarily at the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media.
“Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors,” Zelensky wrote.
“A hell of a night,” Ukrainian Foreign Minster Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
The Russian attack occurred hours after a major protest in support of Ukraine’s ousted defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and it followed another ballistic assault early Thursday that largely bombarded areas in western Ukraine, which are targeted much less frequently, and resulted in a Russian missile landing in Poland.
The Russian missile struck a rural area and did not cause any injuries. The incident raised fresh concerns about the risk of Russia coming into direct confrontation with NATO, more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky says Ukraine has ‘no interceptors’ as ballistic missiles hit Kyiv — The Washington Post
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed for American air-defense missiles during a White House meeting on Tuesday.
Zelensky said it was “critical” that Ukraine’s partners, which Kyiv hopes will supply the needed missiles, “hear that these capabilities are needed not somewhere in stockpiles for hypothetical scenarios, but here and now, to contain and stop the Russian war in Ukraine.”
“Every night without them results in more casualties,” Zelensky wrote.
Zelensky urgently appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Tuesday, offering in return Ukraine’s anti-drone technology, and extensive experience in destroying Russian and Iranian drones.
Trump earlier said the U.S. would give Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots (see above video), but on Friday he told the Financial Times he was “not sure” whether Washington would follow through. “We’re looking at it,” he said during a telephone interview.”
I'm looking for a rational explanation. Why is it war crimes if the US if the US blows up any "civilian" infrastructure in Iran, But when Russia drops bombs all over residential areas in Ukraine, all we hear from the same people is crickets? It is like Russia is controlling the political message in North America.
So Patriot Missiles in Ukrainian hands can help prevent war crimes by Russia?
So many twists and turns, & I concur with your assessment of the situation. Where’s Trumps Son-in-Law & Golf Buddy in this negotiation? Ukraine has notably become a world leader in drone production and deterrence, but has yet to figure out a way to protect itself from ballistic missiles. It has repeatedly courted the US and countries in Europe for interceptor missiles to defend its larger population centers.
The stronger the air shield over Ukraine, the closer peace becomes, but maybe that’s not the objective in a real estate transaction? Trump, his family, and close associates stand to gain political leverage, strategic natural resource access, and defense-sector financial growth through the war and subsequent peace negotiations in Ukraine.On Friday, Trump appeared to walk back his pledge to give Ukraine the license to produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles, which he agreed to in July at the NATO summit.
A new analysis from The Washington Postfound that investment funds associated with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have "invested in more than a dozen defense tech companies and other firms seeking businesses from the Pentagon and federal agencies."
Since the brothers' investments, those firms have secured at least $3.2 billion in federal contracts in total, as well as $3.1 billion in future contract options. Some have even gained entry to exclusive preapproved contractor shortlists and, with that, the opportunity to "bid exclusively on up to nearly $200 billion in future work."
It could be just a coincidence through.
Because you don't listen or don't care. Which is it?
Russian forces have committed widespread war crimes and crimes against humanity during the invasion of Ukraine, including unlawful killings, torture, and forced deportations.
International bodies and human rights organizations have documented a systematic pattern of violations against civilians and prisoners of war.
Key Violations and AtrocitiesAttacks on Civilians and Infrastructure:
Routine missile and drone strikes targeting residential areas, hospitals, schools, and energy grids to terrorize the population.
Unlawful Killings and Torture:
Extrajudicial executions of civilians in occupied towns like Bucha, alongside widespread reports of sexual violence and torture of detained prisoners of war and civilians.
Forced Deportations:
The illegal transfer and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children and civilians to Russia or Russian-controlled territories.
Accountability:
Investigations and arrest warrants are being managed by international courts and Ukrainian prosecutors to document offenses and prosecute responsible military and political leaders.
And the rest of the world doesn't seem to care. Including a lot of Canadians, or foreign funded influencers, I don't know which, constantly paints the Ukraine government as the bad guys. Just like many people that should know better do with Israel.
You’re not supposed to compare Israel and Ukraine together unless you’re using them to demonstrate the contrasts and not the similarities in their situations.
Where do the bulk of Ashkenazi come from?You’re not supposed to compare Israel and Ukraine together unless you’re using them to demonstrate the contrasts and not the similarities in their situations.
Botswana?
Ashkenazi Jews do not come from Botswana and have no historical or ancestral connection to it. They are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Israelites of the Middle East and later developing in Central and Eastern Europe.
Their deep ancestral roots trace back to the historical land of Israel and the Levant.
You aren't very good at this. Judeans (Jews) are now Israelites? When did that happen?Ashkenazi Jews do not come from Botswana and have no historical or ancestral connection to it. They are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Israelites of the Middle East and later developing in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Israelites and Samaritans became Palestinians in 70-71AD while the majority of Judeans (Jews) were hauled off to Rome, Egypt and few remained in Palestine until completely being wiped out between 131-136AD when they pissed the Romans right off a second time in the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
Facts matter.
I came into this about three years ago as a topic, and like most of us here, I’ve had a bit of a crash course in the last hundred years or so of that regions history…so yeah, before that I’m googling.
I guess I have quite the leap on you then.I came into this about three years ago as a topic, and like most of us here, I’ve had a bit of a crash course in the last hundred years or so of that regions history…so yeah, before that I’m googling.
Perhaps a fresh look and way to think will help your perspective but diving into the topic of modern Zionist Israel takes a big slab of the "Enlightenment philosophy" used against you.
Kant, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy can open your eyes to how educated Slavics (Ashkenazi) think and how they know the global peons dont.
Immanuel Kant put a lot of thought into "Sapere aude:, "self imposed immaturity" and :the categorical imperative."
My body is locked up this morning so I have to let AI give a quick run down on what it takes to see through the propaganda using Kant.
Immanuel Kant connected Sapere aude ("dare to know") to self-imposed immaturity in his 1784 essay, defining enlightenment as humanity's release from relying on others' guidance due to cowardice. The categorical imperative provides his framework for autonomous moral action, requiring individuals to use that very reason to act only on universalizable rules. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Sapere Aude and Self-Imposed Immaturity
- The Definition: In An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?, Kant defined self-imposed immaturity (Unmündigkeit) as the inability to use one's own intellect without direction from someone else. [1, 2]
- The Cause: This state is not caused by a lack of intelligence, but by a lack of courage and resolve—driven by laziness and cowardice—making it comfortable to let books, priests, or doctors think for us. [1]
- The Motto: Sapere aude! ("Have courage to use your own understanding!") is Kant's rallying cry for individuals to break free from these guardians and think autonomously. [1, 2]
The Categorical Imperative
- Moral Autonomy: Moving from immaturity to maturity means taking rational responsibility for one's actions, which is where Kant’s ethics take over. [1, 2]
- The Universal Law: The categorical imperative commands that you must act only according to a rule (maxim) that you can at the same time will to become a universal law without contradiction. [1]
- Respect for Persons: Another major formulation requires you to treat humanity—whether yourself or others—always as an end in itself, and never merely as a means to an end. [1]
Look for a YouTube or audio book crash course. It's a 20-30 minutes investment that will continue to pay off for a lifetime.
The bullshit instantly reveals itself and the keywords used to manipulate you emotionally rather than rationally. At the sametime it trips morals into overdrive beyond stupid shit "like walk a mile in their shoes" which you don't gain anything beyond being a mile away and having their shoes.
Example with Zionists is "everything is a repeat of the Holocaust or antisemitism"
I'll get into Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and a bit of that fool Nietzsche soon enough.
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In one of the deadliest strikes on Kyiv and the capital region this year - which started after midnight on Wednesday - at least 45 people were injured after residential buildings, a railway station and warehouses were hit.
Ukraine, who has consistently urged allies for more US-made Patriot missile interceptors to defend against Russian ballistics, has not reported intercepting any of the missiles in the overnight attack.
The country's air force said in a post on Telegram that Russia had launched 24 ballistic missiles and four anti-ship missiles during the attack on the capital.
The air force added that 115 drones had been launched by Russia during the attack and air defence systems intercepted 98 of them.
Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives — BBC News
The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned that the country had run out of Patriot interceptors, and that only one of 27 ballistic missiles fired by Moscow that day had been shot down.
US continuing talk with Ukraine on Patriot missile manufacture, despite Trump casting doubt on deal — The Jerusalem Post
The discussions include an option for Ukraine to build some components for final assembly elsewhere in Europe, the sources added.
Trump now 'not sure' about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles — BBC News
The US president's latest comments come weeks after he offered Kyiv the right to make the missiles.
US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say — Reuters
The U.S. Army has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.
Commercial sea drone captures footage of Chinese warship in Philippine waters — Reuters
A small California-based drone maker says one of its sea vessels sailed close enough to a Chinese warship operating in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone to capture what it believes is the first footage of its kind recorded by a private U.S. firm.
Will Philippine Sea be the main battlefield for PLA carriers in a Taiwan war? — South China Morning Post
For decades, the Philippine Sea has been seen as the gateway through which US and allied forces would sail to Taiwan’s defence in a war with the Chinese mainland. But with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) increasingly pushing into the western Pacific,…