Breaking: Zelensky dismisses Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi amid widespread protests
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 21 dismissed the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
The move comes amid https://kyivindependent.com/draft-ukrainians-take-to-streets-for-3rd-consecutive-day-of-protests-over-military-leadership-crisis/">ongoing mass protests in Kyiv and across Ukraine, in which demonstrators have demanded that Syrskyi be removed from his post.
Public anger at Syrskyi erupted after Zelensky https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-by-sacking-fedorov-zelensky-risks-turning-tide-of-war-back-in-russias-favor/">ousted popular
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