Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one
NPR
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal.
Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.
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