KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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, accordin»»»

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 21 that he was dismissing Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s army, amid an ongoing political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular defence minister. The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces command»»»

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday dismissed Ukraine's military leader Oleksandr Syrsky following public pressure and named Major ​General ‌Mykhailo ⁠Drapaty, an ally of ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, as new commander-in-chief. Ukrainian President »»»

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday (Jul 21) that he was dismissing Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's army, amid an ongoing political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular defence minister.The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces co»»»

Under pressure from civil society and widespread protests across Ukraine, President Zelenskyy on Tuesday replaced General Syrskyi with Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's commander-in-chief. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed four-star General Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief a»»»

ConflictsUkraineUkraine: Zelenskyy replaces army chief after protestsJenipher Camino Gonzalez with Reuters, AFPThere were protests in recent days in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities calling for the removal of commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. https://p.dw.com/p/5HWseOleksandr Syrskyi (left) will»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced a major political crisis as protesters rallied again on Tuesday against the ousting of the country's reformist defense minister amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The protests sparked by the dismissal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who re»»»

A Ukrainian holds a cardboard cutout of Mykhailo Fedorov during a protest against his dismissal as defense minister in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday. (EPA-Yonhap) KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- As protestors gathered in Ukraine for another demonstration against the ousting of a reformist defense minister,»»»