Zelensky Fires Ukraine's Top General After Six Days of EU-Flag Protests
Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, and named Kharkiv front commander Mykhailo Drapatyi to 'reset' Ukraine's war effort — a climbdown forced by the largest street protests of the war, and one that lands as Europe scrambles to refill Kyiv's empty air-defence stocks.
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Jul 22, 2026