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Ukraine's Zelenskyy dismisses top military leader

Gasia Ohanes
February 9, 2024

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed his top military commander, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is regarded by many as a national hero for overseeing Ukraine's war effort since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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