Breaking: Zelensky dismisses Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi amid widespread protests

President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 21 dismissed the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, appointing Joint Forces Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement.

The move comes amid ongoing mass protests in Kyiv and across Ukraine, in which demonstrators have demanded that Syrskyi be removed from his post.

Zelensky thanked Syrskyi for his service, praising his role in some of Ukraine's most significant military operations during the full-scale war.

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