Ukraine's Military Reshuffling Highlights Resource Problems || July 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Zelensky has now dismissed two of the most senior military leaders, Defense Minister Fedorov and Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. Beyond the speculation of internal power struggles, these dismissals highlight Ukraine's glaring issues with resource allocation.
This is a multi-vectored war that is constantly evolving, which means the new drone tech is just as essential as the infantry and artillery, and vice versa. So, Ukraine can't win without either capability. But with limited resources at its disposal, Ukraine has an allocation problem.
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If you are on substack, Phillips P. OBrien's newsletter is also a good source for Ukraine war news. https://substack.com/@phillipspobrien
Keep firing people until you can get two who can get along? No idea really. Zelensky has had one of the least enviable leaderships from the start.
Now that was an interesting post. Usually have to go digging for info like that. I am a bit surprised that neither group seems to realize they need each other in order to successfully defend the country.
I would ask that you get more info. from Ukraine front line folks and the bloggers in Ukraine plus several long time people who monitor the decisions being made by Syrskyi. Multiple people I follow blame him for ongoing micro managing, keeping troops in place for political purposes and waiting too long to pull them out, etc. His own forces get preferential treatment regarding weapons and there has been numerous reports of abuse of his units people. He is/was part of the favorite group like Yermak who was extremely corrupt. I don't question the need to for both artillery and drones, but this has been a problem LONG before Federov came on board. One to follow: Sarcastosaurus
Denys Davydov has become one of my favorite Ukraine war bloggers because his posts are so timely and relevant. Also, he absolutely slaughters the English language, but in an entertaining and understandable way. His take is that Federov stands for REFORM and MODERNIZATION of the Ukraine military while Syrski stands for the old corrupt ways of doing business. Noteworthy is that Syrski has family in Russia and is suspected of going light on hitting the Russian mainland due to some sentiment for the old country. Anyway, here is a link to Davydov's take on firing Federov. Spoiler: He is a big fan of Federov, Syrski, not so much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYoBsphd-5Y
Thanks for the recommendation, interesting view. I would hate to question the commitment of anyone in such a war. Nothing moves quickly without corruption and war machines must move quickly. Balance is cleaning up excess, and putting in new from time to time. It's some form of delusion to think you can execute the impossible on the impossible time schedule without breaking a thousand rules. I think Zelensky has handled it like a good leader, I hope they both handle it like Ukrainian patriots.
Please make similar commentary on how Iran has adapted to and manipulated US
Yes, please.
Excellent backstory. Thanks!
Just when things were starting to look up.