Zelenskyy replaces head of Ukraine's army amid calls from protesters to do so

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On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.