Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement late on July 21.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement late on July 21.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi to the position.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the appointment of General Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, replacing Oleksandr Syrskyi.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the appointment of Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during an evening address.
Zelensky fired Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in an attempt to defuse public anger over Fedorov's dismissal.
Protests against the ousting of Defense Minister Fedorov are in their fifth day, with demands to reinstate him and oust Commander-in-Chief Syrsky.
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