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