Zelenskyy Fires General
Zelenskyy ousts Ukraine's military chief amid protests and names a successor.
July 21, 2026 · Updated Jul 21, 7:59pm ET
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What happened
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi
Oleksandr SyrskyiUkrainian general (born 1965) as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on Tuesday and appointed Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi
Mykhailo DrapatyiUkrainian general to replace him. The move followed six days of protests in Kyiv and other cities after Zelenskyy removed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov
Mykhailo FedorovUkrainian politician last week. Fedorov’s ouster exposed a public rift with Syrskyi over military leadership and strategy during the war with Russia. Zelenskyy said Drapatyi would oversee a reorganization of the armed forces and offered Fedorov a prominent new position.
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