President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.
Source: [NPR News](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/g-s1-134849/ukraine-military-chief-fired-protests)