Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removes Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to multiple outlets. The decision follows several days of nationwide protests in cities across Ukraine, amid broader upheaval in the country’s wartime leadership.

Sources describe the firing as part of the most significant military shake-up in roughly two years. The unrest is linked to earlier cabinet changes, including Zelenskyy’s dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, which prompted street demonstrations and heightened pressure for additional changes at the top of the armed forces.

Several reports characterize Syrskyi as representing an older style of command that protesters sought to replace. Other outlets also note that the changes coincide with turmoil involving government and military posts, with discussion of Zelenskyy potentially bringing back the former defense minister into the government in a prominent role.

While outlets vary on emphasis, they broadly agree on the sequence: protest-driven pressure leads to the removal of Syrskyi and further reshuffling among Ukraine’s top leadership positions during the war with Russia.