Zelenskyy Fires General

Zelenskyy ousts Ukraine's military chief amid protests and names a successor.

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky sacks top army commander after days of protests

Zelensky fires Ukraine military chief and names replacement after mass protests

Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine military chief

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on Tuesday and appointed Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi to replace him. The move followed six days of protests in Kyiv and other cities after Zelenskyy removed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov last week. Fedorov’s ouster exposed a public rift with Syrskyi over military leadership and strategy during the war with Russia. Zelenskyy said Drapatyi would oversee a reorganization of the armed forces and offered Fedorov a prominent new position.

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