{"id":35092,"date":"2026-07-22T13:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=35092"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:27:30","slug":"dorozvidka-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut, Magyar, Mamay, CODE 9.2 and Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this edition of Dorozvidka:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mykhailo Drapatyi becomes Ukraine&#8217;s new Commander-in-Chief;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taras Chmut on mid-strike drones, deep strikes and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/vyriy-industries-investigation\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/vyriy-industries-investigation\/\">raids on defence companies<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The latest developments in Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Eric Schmidt invested $400 million in Ukrainian defence tech;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;He is destroying Putin&#8217;s empire&#8221;: an interview with Madyar;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How CODE 9.2 Regiment destroys Russian equipment with Darts drones;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the Security Service of Ukraine targets Russia&#8217;s shadow fleet with Mamay naval drones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mykhailo Drapatyi becomes Ukraine&#8217;s new Commander-in-Chief<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the evening of 21 July, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/news\/ya-viznachiv-sho-novim-golovnokomanduvachem-zbrojnih-sil-ukr-105541\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/news\/ya-viznachiv-sho-novim-golovnokomanduvachem-zbrojnih-sil-ukr-105541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a> the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and nominated Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi to replace him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision came after six days of street protests triggered by the dismissal of Defence Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/mykhailo-fedorov\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/mykhailo-fedorov\/\">Mykhailo Fedorov<\/a>. His conflict with Syrskyi had been widely cited as the main reason behind his removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/fedorov-resignation-reaction\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> \u201cHis opponents\u2019 victory could become a defeat for Ukraine\u201d. How the defence tech market is reacting to Mykhailo Fedorov\u2019s resignation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his evening address, Zelensky said Drapatyi, Acting Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara and other military commanders must prepare an updated defence strategy for Ukraine, along with further steps to advance the corps reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president also said he had offered Fedorov &#8220;a high position in government focused on developing the state&#8217;s technological capabilities&#8221;. It remains unclear whether the former minister has accepted the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rqrsodycntkc4txfonst-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rqrsodycntkc4txfonst-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rqrsodycntkc4txfonst-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rqrsodycntkc4txfonst-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rqrsodycntkc4txfonst.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Mykhailo Drapatyi. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later on 21 July, Fedorov <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/zedigital\/6889\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/t.me\/zedigital\/6889\">congratulated<\/a> Drapatyi on his appointment and thanked Syrskyi for his service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Syrskyi published a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/osirskiy\/1775\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/t.me\/osirskiy\/1775\">post<\/a> outlining his achievements as Commander-in-Chief and said he would continue serving Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taras Chmut on mid-strike drones, deep strikes and raids on defence companies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political and military leadership crisis also dominated a lengthy interview between journalist Roman Kravets and Taras Chmut, head of the Come Back Alive Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chmut discussed Mykhailo Fedorov&#8217;s dismissal, outlined what he believes were the real reasons behind it, and spoke about the conflict between Syrskyi, other members of Zelensky&#8217;s team and the former defence minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hour-and-a-half interview also covered defence technologies. Chmut shared his views on Ukraine&#8217;s medium- and long-range strike drones and commented on Fire Point&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0424\u0415\u0414\u041e\u0420\u041e\u0412 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u0421\u0418\u0420\u0421\u042c\u041a\u041e\u0413\u041e \/ \u0421\u041a\u0415\u041b\u042f \u0456 155 \u0411\u0420\u0418\u0413\u0410\u0414\u0410 \/ \u041d\u0415\u0414\u041e\u0412\u0406\u0420\u0410 \u0434\u043e \u0422\u0426\u041a \u0456 \u0412\u041b\u041a \u2013 \u0422\u0410\u0420\u0410\u0421 \u0427\u041c\u0423\u0422 | \u0414\u0418\u0412\u0418\u0421\u042c\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dowxrzo4h8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Video: UP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The latest developments in Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his final post as defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov revealed that, on the day the government resigned, Ukraine successfully tested a ballistic missile developed under the Ministry of Defence&#8217;s programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We radically revised the technical requirements and achieved maximum accuracy. We reduced the cost by 30%. Ukraine is entering a new league,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Private defence tech company <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fire-point\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fire-point\/\">Fire Point<\/a> also continues testing its own ballistic missiles. On 20 July, Fire Point&#8217;s principal owner and chief designer, Denys Shtilerman, published footage of a ballistic missile launch. The company has not disclosed which missile was tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0430)\ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDQoxjL5Jw\">pic.twitter.com\/HDQoxjL5Jw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Denys Shtilierman (@DenShtilierman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DenShtilierman\/status\/2079032720236134796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Eric Schmidt invested $400 million in Ukrainian defence tech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Forbes Ukraine<\/em> published an in-depth story on how American billionaire and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt built a defence technology business in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jthklhtytdxf2kv3a5r7-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jthklhtytdxf2kv3a5r7-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jthklhtytdxf2kv3a5r7-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jthklhtytdxf2kv3a5r7-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jthklhtytdxf2kv3a5r7.webp 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Eric Schmidt and Khartiia founder Vsevolod Kozhemiako. Photo from Vsevolod Kozhemiako&#8217;s personal archive, published by Forbes<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <em>Forbes<\/em>, Schmidt and his team have already developed two systems that became game changers in different domains of the Russo-Ukrainian war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Merops Shahed interceptor was the first drone used at scale to shoot down Russian deep-strike drones and has already intercepted more than 4,000 targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lightweight Hornet mid-strike drone has become a key tool in Ukraine&#8217;s 2026 campaign to sever Russian logistics routes to occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next in line is the tactical drone Bumblebee, described by Arsen Dmytryk, Chief of Staff of the Azov Brigade&#8217;s 1st Corps, as &#8220;the BMW of its class&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forbes.ua\/war-in-ukraine\/droni-shmidta-yak-amerikanskiy-milyarder-investuvav-400-mln-v-ukrainskiy-defencetech-istoriya-stvorennya-bmw-u-sviti-bezpilotnikiv-20072026-40098\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/forbes.ua\/war-in-ukraine\/droni-shmidta-yak-amerikanskiy-milyarder-investuvav-400-mln-v-ukrainskiy-defencetech-istoriya-stvorennya-bmw-u-sviti-bezpilotnikiv-20072026-40098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Read the article<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;He is destroying Putin&#8217;s empire&#8221;: an interview with Magyar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irish journalist Caolan Robertson has published an interview on his YouTube channel with Robert &#8220;Magyar&#8221; Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine&#8217;s Unmanned Systems Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the topics they discussed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The operation to isolate occupied Crimea;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure, shipping and logistics;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The evolution of Ukraine&#8217;s long-range drone campaign;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why Madyar believes NATO is running out of time;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What he believes comes next for Ukraine and Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This man is destroying Putin&amp;apos;s empire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DA7EXbf_d4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source: Caolan Robertson&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How CODE 9.2 Regiment destroys Russian equipment with Darts drones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CODE 9.2 assault drone regiment reported destroying 107 pieces of Russian equipment over three days and nights. The operation relied primarily on low-cost Darts mid-strike drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CODE 9.2 | 3 \u0434\u043d\u0456 \u0442\u0430 3 \u043d\u043e\u0447\u0456 | 107 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044c \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0456\u043a\u0438\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VwdviH97gP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Video: CODE 9.2<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Security Service of Ukraine targets Russia&#8217;s shadow fleet with Mamay naval drones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past week, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) twice reported successful strikes against vessels belonging to Russia&#8217;s shadow fleet using Mamay naval drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first operation targeted the tankers Louise 1 and Banda in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0421\u0411\u0423 \u0443\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0435\u0440\u0438 \u00ab\u0442\u0456\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0444\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0443\u00bb \u0440\u0444 \u00abLouise 1\u00bb \u0442\u0430 \u00abBanda\u00bb \u0443 \u0427\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0456\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwZKlr5o_vY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, the SBU also <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wPG5b9pWt_4?si=9gZoHBeQNAXt48-R\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wPG5b9pWt_4?si=9gZoHBeQNAXt48-R\">announced<\/a> a successful strike on the tanker Avero, which was likewise hit by a Mamay unmanned surface vessel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership changes in Ukraine&#8217;s Armed Forces, the week&#8217;s most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[680,2624,2623,881,1461,2312,2622,316,1652,369,1654,2625],"class_list":["post-35092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dorozvidka","tag-ballistic-missiles","tag-come-back-alive","tag-eric-schmidt","tag-fire-point","tag-madyar","tag-mid-strike","tag-mykhailo-drapatyi","tag-mykhailo-fedorov","tag-oleksandr-syrskyi","tag-sea-drones","tag-security-service-of-ukraine","tag-taras-chmut","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Leadership changes in Ukraine&#039;s Armed Forces, the week&#039;s most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leadership changes in Ukraine&#039;s Armed Forces, the week&#039;s most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Roman Sudolsky\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Roman Sudolsky\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Roman Sudolsky\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce0604b57f839cf1581141fa795fa46a\"},\"headline\":\"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut, Magyar, Mamay, CODE 9.2 and Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":889,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"ballistic missiles\",\"come back alive\",\"eric schmidt\",\"fire point\",\"madyar\",\"mid-strike\",\"mykhailo drapatyi\",\"mykhailo fedorov\",\"oleksandr syrskyi\",\"sea drones\",\"security service of ukraine\",\"taras chmut\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Dorozvidka\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Leadership changes in Ukraine's Armed Forces, the week's most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-69\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut, Magyar, Mamay, CODE 9.2 and Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"DEFENDER\",\"description\":\"Defence Tech\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Defender Media\",\"alternateName\":\"Defender Media\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Defender Media\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/defender-media\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/DefenderMedia\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce0604b57f839cf1581141fa795fa46a\",\"name\":\"Roman Sudolsky\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Roman Sudolsky\"},\"description\":\"Founding Editor at Defender Media Almost 20 years of experience in media and PR. He was the Editor-in-Chief of AIN.UA, an editor at Forbes Ukraine, and launched Speka Media, along with several other projects, from scratch.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/romansudolsky\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/author\\\/roman-sudolskyy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut","description":"Leadership changes in Ukraine's Armed Forces, the week's most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut","og_description":"Leadership changes in Ukraine's Armed Forces, the week's most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.","og_url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/","og_site_name":"Defender Media","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","article_published_time":"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Roman Sudolsky","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_site":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Roman Sudolsky","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/"},"author":{"name":"Roman Sudolsky","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ce0604b57f839cf1581141fa795fa46a"},"headline":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut, Magyar, Mamay, CODE 9.2 and Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme","datePublished":"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/"},"wordCount":889,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp","keywords":["ballistic missiles","come back alive","eric schmidt","fire point","madyar","mid-strike","mykhailo drapatyi","mykhailo fedorov","oleksandr syrskyi","sea drones","security service of ukraine","taras chmut"],"articleSection":["Dorozvidka"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/","url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/","name":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp","datePublished":"2026-07-22T10:25:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-22T10:27:30+00:00","description":"Leadership changes in Ukraine's Armed Forces, the week's most notable military operations, and the most important stories from other media.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rrqwcz02xetgv7lwx3ld.webp","width":1280,"height":853},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/dorozvidka-69\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430","item":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dorozvidka #69: Commander Drapatyi, Eric Schmidt, Taras Chmut, Magyar, Mamay, CODE 9.2 and Ukraine&#8217;s ballistic missile programme"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/","name":"DEFENDER","description":"Defence Tech","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#organization","name":"Defender Media","alternateName":"Defender Media","url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Defender Media"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/x.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defender-media\/","https:\/\/t.me\/DefenderMedia\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ce0604b57f839cf1581141fa795fa46a","name":"Roman Sudolsky","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Roman Sudolsky"},"description":"Founding Editor at Defender Media Almost 20 years of experience in media and PR. He was the Editor-in-Chief of AIN.UA, an editor at Forbes Ukraine, and launched Speka Media, along with several other projects, from scratch.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/romansudolsky\/"],"url":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/author\/roman-sudolskyy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35095,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35092\/revisions\/35095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}