Ukraine's wartime strongmen (4/4) – At the head of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps, Andriy Biletsky exerts his power through alliances with oligarchs, technological partnerships and propaganda. His denunciation of corrupt elites worries the presidency, which sees him as a rival in uniform with close ties to the far right.
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Malyuk, Budanov, Madyar and Biletsky: four faces and four facets of Ukraine at war. As department heads, behind-the-scenes strategists or elite commanders, they are shaping a new Ukrainian army and, for many, already preparing for the post-war period, when the country's destiny will then be decided at the ballot box.
