{"id":363671,"date":"2026-07-22T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-top-military-men-sacked-what-does-it-mean-for-the-war-prof-michael-clarke-explains\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:00:30","slug":"ukraines-top-military-men-sacked-what-does-it-mean-for-the-war-prof-michael-clarke-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-top-military-men-sacked-what-does-it-mean-for-the-war-prof-michael-clarke-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s top military men sacked &#8211; what does it mean for the war?  | Prof Michael Clarke explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qEbQ3_HJHIw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine's top military men sacked - what does it mean for the war?  | Prof Michael Clarke explains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qEbQ3_HJHIw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy axed General Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander in chief in the wake of almost a week of unrest, including widespread street protests, against his earlier decision to remove Mykhailo Fedorov from the helm of the Ministry of Defence. <\/p>\n<p>Prof Michael Clarke explains how this could affect the war against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #russia #ukraine <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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