Zelensky fires Ukraine’s army chief after protests

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi.

The move follows days of rare wartime protests after Zelensky removed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Demonstrators had also demanded Syrskyi’s dismissal.

The reshuffle exposed a dispute over Ukraine’s military strategy and the pace of army reform.

Drapatyi is a combat commander who has called for a more flexible and modern command structure.