UKRAINE'S ZELENSKY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER PROTESTS AND NAMES A REPLACEMENT

WHAT HAPPENED

WHAT MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY

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• France 24 - International breaki: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday fired Gen.
• France 24 - International breaki: Oleksandr Syrsky as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.
• France 24 - International breaki: Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen.
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of mass protests in Kyiv, the country's capital, and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.
• Deutsche Welle: Mass protests in recent days in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities had called for the removal of commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
• Deutsche Welle: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Mykhailo Drapatyi as the army's new chief.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS

• PRIMARY REPORT: France 24 - International breaki (open the original report)
• PBS News Hour - The Latest
• NPR Topics: World
• Deutsche Welle

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 21/07/2026, 21:12 PRIMARY FEED UKRAINE'S ZELENSKY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER PROTESTS AND NAMES A REPLACEMENT (France 24 - International breaki • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
2. 21/07/2026, 22:03 RELATED COVERAGE UKRAINE'S ZELENSKYY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER DAYS OF PROTESTS (Deutsche Welle • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 21/07/2026, 22:30 RELATED COVERAGE UKRAINE'S ZELENSKYY FIRES HIS MILITARY CHIEF AFTER PROTESTS AND NAMES A NEW ONE (NPR Topics: World • 34 mins ago) [Story Intel]
4. 21/07/2026, 22:43 RELATED COVERAGE UKRAINE'S ZELENSKYY FIRES HIS ARMY CHIEF AFTER PROTESTS AND NAMES A REPLACEMENT (PBS News Hour - The Latest • 21 mins ago) [Story Intel]

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