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Zelensky Dismisses Army Chief, Sparks Nationwide Protests

7/23/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi, appointed Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi as army chief and named Maj. Gen. Ihor Skybiuk head of the General Staff.
Thousands protested in Kyiv and other cities demanding the return of defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces reclaimed 743 sq km of territory, a claim not independently verified.
Russian forces fired four missiles and 216 drones, killing a woman in Odesa’s south.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi, appointed Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi as army chief and named Maj. Gen. Ihor Skybiuk head of the General Staff.
Thousands protested in Kyiv and other cities demanding the return of defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces reclaimed 743 sq km of territory, a claim not independently verified.
Russian forces fired four missiles and 216 drones, killing a woman in Odesa’s south.