Ukraine’s Zelensky, Cashiering Popular General, Names New Leader of Army

Сolonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, will lead the army as it struggles to expel Russia’s entrenched forces.

Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, file — Ukraine's outgoing commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, at Kyiv, February 24, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, file

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Feb 8, 2024, 12:16 PM ET