🔴 Zelensky fires Ukraine army chief Oleksandr Syrsky

Europe President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday dismissed Ukraine's military leader Oleksandr Syrskyi following public pressure and named Major ​General ‌Mykhailo ⁠Drapaty as new commander-in-chief. Issued on: 21/07/2026 - 21:59Modified: 21/07/2026 - 22:06 1 min Reading time By: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky in Kharkiv. © Handout via AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that he was dismissing Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's army, and appointing joint forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty in his place. "I have decided that the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be Mykhailo Drapaty... I am grateful to Oleksandr Syrsky and to each of our warriors for Ukraine's strong front-line positions," Zelensky sa