Ukraine Reshuffles Military Leadership as Syrskyi Leaves Top Command

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed General Mykhailo Drapatyi to lead the country's military. The leadership change was formalized through presidential decrees. Following his dismissal, Syrskyi said his commitment to Ukraine's military effort remains unchanged despite leaving the country's highest military post. "I have said it before, and I repeat it today: my work is war. Positions change, but that principle does not," Syrskyi said.