Ukraine War Watch Thread

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[firestar464]

Ukraine opens criminal probe after crowds attack army conscription vehicle in Lviv

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026 ... le-in-lviv

European Parliament condemns Zelenskyy for naming military unit after UPA heroes

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026 ... upa-heroes

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Ousted defence chief Mykhailo Fedorov, whose reforms riled Ukraine's army bosses

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/2026 ... rmy-bosses

I hope he wins the power struggle. Who knows, this might be an opportunity for Zaluzhnyi to return? Let's hope.

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It's basically only a matter of time now. Zelensky is probably going to go for Drapatyi as his first choice of replacement.

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines- ... 026-07-20/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... k-protests

Protest organisers say that Zelenskyy has a deadline of Friday to give Fedorov his old job back. If this doesn’t happen they promise a “general indefinite protest” in towns and cities across the country.

Could complicate things

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‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7k5ngde3vo

[weatheriscool]

‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7k5ngde3vo

Ukraine needs to focus on robots.

[firestar464]

Sure, but it's important not to overlook the other issues plaguing the UAF and recruitment.

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‘You messed up – fix it’: Ukrainians back on streets over Fedorov dismissal

https://tvpworld.com/94512457/ukrainian ... -dismissal

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Interesting Atlantic piece that goes into the nature of Fedorov's promotion of drone warfare. I like the detailed exploration of this, though I am disappointed that Syrsky's failures and scandals have not been mentioned in the article.

https://removepaywalls.com/https://www. ... ky/688045/

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Ukraine strikes Siberia refinery as Kazakh leader tells Putin war should end

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/2 ... should-end

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Trump backtracks from promise to let Ukraine build Patriot missiles

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... id-ukraine