Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that he was removing Oleksandr Syrskyi, the army's commander-in-chief, from his post.
"I have decided that the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be Mykhailo Drapatyi... I am grateful to Oleksandr Syrskyi and to each of our warriors for Ukraine's strong front-line positions," Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram.
"Our shared wish is one — victory over the enemy and conditions at the front and in pressure on Russia that would force Russia toward peace," Zelenskyy said. "A significant path has been traveled, the defense of Ukraine continues, and every warrior deserves dignified treatment."Why did Zelenskyy sack his commander-in-chief?
The move comes as Zelenskyy has been facing mounting criticism over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov last week.
Following his sacking, Fedorov, 35, went public with his conflict with Syrskyi. Their dispute was mainly over a disagreement about the direction of Ukraine's war effort against Russia's ongoing invasion.
