MEIDAS DEFENCE | Weekly Update, 22JUL26

Voices from the Front Podcast · Jul 22, 2026 · 28m

This week I joined Ken Harbaugh on the Meidas Network to discuss one of the most consequential weeks of the war in Ukraine.We examine President Zelensky’s decision to replace General Oleksandr Syrskyi with General Mykhailo Drapatyi, why the protests in Kyiv, Dnipro and across the country mattered, and what they reveal about Ukraine’s democracy in the middle of a full-scale war. I also explain why the departure of Mykhailo Fedorov has caused such concern among many Ukrainians, despite the appointment of a highly respected battlefield commander.From here in Dnipro, I also share what life is…