General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Force in Play

Conducting long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure

A Russian glide bomb killed at least 33 people on two buses in Kramatorsk on October 8. The strike is part of a Russian campaign to knock out Ukraine's transport and power systems before winter.

Updated Oct 29

Force in Play

As of July 2026: Reorganized alongside the leadership change

Ukraine changed the general running its war. On July 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky named Mykhailo Drapatyi, a 43-year-old combat commander, to replace 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Updated Jul 22

Force in Play

As of July 2026: Disputes the capture claim

Russia says it holds Kostiantynivka. Ukraine says its troops are still fighting inside the city. On July 5, 2026, Russia's Defense Ministry offered a six-hour truce there for July 6 to hand back the bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers. Kyiv rejected the offer.

Updated Jul 5