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Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.

(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky)

Originally published at NPR World

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