Mykhailo Drapatyi At the beginning of the war with Russia in 2014, Drapatyi served as acting commander of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, as the head of the Khortytsia operational-strategic Group on Jan. 26.

Many pin hopes on Mykhailo Drapatyi, a respected commander recently appointed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ground forces chief, to shift the dynamic and counterattack.

Last month, four top-level military commanders in Ukraine were arrested for alleged mismanagement of battlefield operations — ...

Kyiv has not directly alleged any Russian connection to the attacks, but Ukraine's land forces chief Mykhailo Drapatyi cast them, as well as previous acts of aggression towards draft officers ...

Mr Mykhailo Drapatyi, the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, condemned the draft officer's killing on Feb 2, describing it as "a red line that cannot be crossed" and calling for the ...

Many pin hopes on Mykhailo Drapatyi, a respected commander recently appointed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as ground forces chief, to shift the dynamic and counterattack.