ZELENSKY SACKS UKRAINE ARMY CHIEF SYRSKY, AMID BACKLASH OVER FEDOROV FIRING

WHAT HAPPENED

WHAT MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY

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• News - South China Morning Post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that he was dismissing Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s army, amid an ongoing political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular defence…
• News - South China Morning Post: The Ukrainian leader announced he was appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place.
• News - South China Morning Post: Syrsky, 60, had served in the role since 2024 and was among Kyiv’s most experienced commanders, having led the defence of Kyiv at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in...
• BBC News: Oleksandr Syrskyi is dismissed after backlash over the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
• France 24 - International breaki: President ​Volodymyr ​Zelensky said on Tuesday that Major ​General ‌Mykhailo ⁠Drapaty ‌will take over as Ukraine's ⁠commander-in-chief after firing Soviet-trained top commander Oleksandr Syrsky.
• France 24 - International breaki: "This is a victory for the protestors who took to the streets a week ago, when Zelensky fired Fedorov," says FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

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WHY IT MATTERS

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WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS

• PRIMARY REPORT: News - South China Morning Post (open the original report)
• BBC News
• France 24 - International breaki
• France 24 - International breaki

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 21/07/2026, 20:57 RELATED COVERAGE ZELENSKY SACKS UKRAINE'S TOP ARMY COMMANDER AFTER DAYS OF PROTESTS (BBC News • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 21/07/2026, 21:12 RELATED COVERAGE UKRAINE'S ZELENSKY FIRES MILITARY CHIEF AFTER PROTESTS AND NAMES A REPLACEMENT (France 24 - International breaki • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 21/07/2026, 21:22 RELATED COVERAGE ZELENSKY FIRES ARMY CHIEF OLEKSANDR SYRSKY, ‌A 'VICTORY FOR PROTESTORS' (France 24 - International breaki • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
4. 21/07/2026, 21:40 PRIMARY FEED ZELENSKY SACKS UKRAINE ARMY CHIEF SYRSKY, AMID BACKLASH OVER FEDOROV FIRING (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]

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