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Firing of Ukraine’s Top General Signals the End of an Era

Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who commanded crucial battles, oversaw an expansion of drone warfare against Russia, but many Ukrainians want even more.

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Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi in a trench position north of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in 2022.
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Ukraine’s New Military Chief Faces a Monumental Test

Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi faces a balancing act between asserting the independence favored by military reformers and accommodating political input on battlefield strategy.

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In a photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi attended a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.
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After Decades of Caution, Germany Is Shaking Up How It Makes Weapons

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.

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Testing a drone-jammer at Erding Air Base, Germany, in May.
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