Why Ukraine’s military shake-up is really a fight over how to win the war

An unexpected upheaval in Ukraine’s military leadership has ended with the dismissal of both the defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and the commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The outcome is a victory for Fedorov’s camp: Syrskyi was replaced by Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, who is loosely aligned with the “faction” of the former defense minister and his allies. Much of Ukrainian society — which organized protests in support of Fedorov — and many analysts welcomed the outcome of the sta...