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President Zelensky dismissed General Valerii Zaluzhny as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed General Oleksandr Syrsky as his replacement.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.477Z

Source story: day-717-2024-02-11