Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s army chief and offers Fedorov ‘prominent position’
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.
- In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces.
- Drapatyi would oversee a reorganisation of the army’s command structure, Ukraine’s president said.
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.
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- In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces.
- Drapatyi would oversee a reorganisation of the army’s command structure, Ukraine’s president said.
Sources: Guardian, Al Jazeera