Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, responding to six days of protests over a defence leadership dispute that exposed public anger about military reform during the war with Russia. Zelenskyy also offered former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov a senior government post focused on defence technology, days after his removal triggered demonstrations in Kyiv and other cities.