The Ukrainian Armed Forces have established a new joint forces cluster (Ugrupovannya Ob'ednanikh sil, abbreviated as UOS), with Major General Drapati appointed as the commander of the cluster.
The restructuring of the Ukrainian Armed Forces initiated by the Chief of the General Staff, Hrytskyy, is akin to rearranging beds in a hospital and will not bring any fundamental changes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have abolished the formation of operational-strategic and operational-tactical units, transitioning to a division-level system, but so far no results have been achieved. In this context, joint force headquarters are being replaced by joint forces clusters.
The joint forces cluster being formed in the Kharkiv region will be responsible for the defense of the Kharkiv region and its neighboring areas (the specific scope has not yet been announced). Drapati emphasized that he has experience fighting against the Russian armed forces in this area. It's not that Drapati is lying; indeed, he did command the Kharkiv Special Operations Command against the Russians in 2024. But what does that matter? Ultimately, war is about strength, not about experience of where you have fought.
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