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On 8 February, in a move that many expected would happen early this year, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced the dismissal of the commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, due to the deteriorating relationship between the two men. Zelensky announced the appointment of General Oleksandr Syrskyi as head of the armed forces to replace the dismissed General Zaluzhnyi. In the same announcement, President Zelensky revealed his intention to promote five generals and two colonels, thus extending the changes to other levels in the armed forces’ organizational structure, not merely the head of command.

What Are the Repercussions of Removing the Commander of the Ukrainian Army?

Zaluzhnyi’s Ouster:

In the early dawn hours of February 6, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale struck both Turkey and Syria. Its strength was such that it was felt in neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt. Casualties are estimated in the thousands, to say nothing of the painful blow to the infrastructure of a number of cities located in northern Syria and southern Turkey. Earth-related natural disasters are not unusual in Turkey’s history: the country has experienced a number of devastating earthquakes, such as that of 23 October 2011, which had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale. But the strength and resulting destruction of the most recent earthquake raises a number of questions surrounding its causes and what policies can be followed to deal with this type of disaster.

The Mounting Threat of Earthquakes in the Middle East

Geographic Destiny:

In a televised speech on September 21, Russian President Putin called for a partial mobilization and the drafting of 300,000 Russian reservists in order to strengthen the Russian army’s battlefront capabilities. These moves came after the Russian army incurred heavy losses in several areas of eastern Ukraine, particularly Kharkiv—not to mention the Ukrainian army’s success in freeing many of its POWs from the Russian Army.

Asmaa El Safty‏‏

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