Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.
Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.
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