commander
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French firefighters were "on the offensive" insisted commander Eric Pitault, standing in the middle of a 50-metre-wide, 25-kilometre-long firebreak cut with the help of civilian volunteers on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Within days, he yielded to perhaps the most significant of the protesters’ demands, firing the country’s top military commander, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy, who was widely criticized for sticking to old-school Soviet ways and hampering change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Among them were a former rural mayor, an ex-police commander, a bar owner, a rancher, a fireman and various entrepreneurs associated with mining and construction, industries heavily subject to extortion demands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Eventually he decided on Maj Gen Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, a highly respected former commander of Ukraine's land forces.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She was a squadron commander and a veteran; she’d been shot down and wounded twice and had spent six months in the hospital.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Despite being well-known, he has kept a low profile and only rarely given interviews -- in contrast with many other Ukrainian commanders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Zelensky announced the decision in a televised address Tuesday evening after several meetings with senior military commanders, replacing him with another experienced commander, Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The demonstrations came as the president held two days of meetings with top military commanders, amid media speculation he could be looking for a replacement for army chief Oleksandr Syrsky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Nine fire engines, two specialist wildfire units and tactical commanders were at the scene on Friday, using a high-volume pump to draw water from Loch Morlich.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Under what conditions, asked the commanders, were the weapons to be used?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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