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In the aftermath of the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, sources told CNN they believe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to adapt to the modern battlefield as he focuses on culture wars and prioritizing his own image of the “American warfighter,” and pushes out leaders who don’t align with his vision.
Multiple sources agreed with the concerns Driscoll raised: that Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to modernize and adapt to the 21st century battlefield environment – where drone warfare is becoming increasingly important – by firing or pushing out leaders who were spearheading those efforts.
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<br>Internal Rivalry: A conflict between the SBU (backed by President Zelensky) and the new GUR leadership against the old GUR leader, Kyrylo Budanov, and his loyalists.
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<br>Political Power: Zelensky's frustration with Budanov's ambitions and his control over a private army, which has been complicating the president's plans to appoint a loyalist to lead the SBU. The immediate trigger was the kidnapping of a GUR fighter to extract testimony against Budanov.
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<br>Control of Lucrative Scam Centers: Competition over the scam call center industry, which employs about 60,000 Ukrainians and generates an estimated $1 billion per month. This business reportedly operates with the sanction of Ukrainian law enforcement.
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<br>This connects this shootout to a broader, transnational web of violence—including murders, torture, and explosions abroad—linked to the GUR and these scam centers. It concludes that Zelensky's announced law to target the call centers may be a selective strike to centralize market control under his preferred faction.