Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces.

Valentyn Ogirenko \| Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.

Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.