Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky sacks armed forces chief in biggest military shakeup since Putin’s invasion
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of the armed forces and named his successor, after a week of high pressure from his citizens including mass protests nationwide.
Zelensky bowed to the pressure and fired Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi after mass demonstrations across Ukraine demanded his removal and the reinstatement of former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was fired last week.
Protesters insisted that Syrskyi embodied the army's old, Soviet-style command culture, while Federov was seen as a driver of military modernisation.
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of the armed forces and named his successor, after a week of high pressure from his citizens including mass protests nationwide.
Zelensky bowed to the pressure and fired Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi after mass demonstrations across Ukraine demanded his removal and the reinstatement of former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was fired last week.
Protesters insisted that Syrskyi embodied the army's old, Soviet-style command culture, while Federov was seen as a driver of military modernisation.