President Zelensky has fired Ukraine's Chief of Staff Oleksandr Syrsky, according to a report by Israeli news outlet ynet. The report follows Zelensky's earlier statement that he had replaced the armed forces chief, as The Zioneer reported at 22:44.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired Ukraine's Chief of Staff Oleksandr Syrsky, according to a report by Israeli news outlet ynet. The report, which did not cite named sources, was published at 22:47 Jerusalem.
The development follows a statement by Zelensky at 22:44 that he had replaced the armed forces chief, as The Zioneer reported. That statement was made without providing details on the timing or successor.
The dismissal of Syrsky, who served as the top military commander during the ongoing Russian invasion, is the latest in a series of upheavals in Ukraine's defense establishment. The Zioneer has previously reported on the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and large-scale protests across Ukraine. The Financial Times had reported that Zelensky interviewed seven candidates to replace Syrsky.
The report from ynet remains unconfirmed by official Ukrainian sources. The Zioneer has not independently verified the dismissal.
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