Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a replacement

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s military chief following mass protests and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement. The protests demanded Syrskyi’s removal and reinstatement of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who criticized Syrskyi for blocking military reforms.