# Appointment of new Ukrainian commander-in-chief escalates terrorism, MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/13095

- TASS, 2026-08-04 23:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2169041

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said the appointment of a new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military is escalating terrorism. He emphasized that around 950 civilians have already been affected during Mikhail Drapaty’s tenure as commander-in-chief. More than 100 of those civilians were killed, according to Miroshnik’s statement.

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