Zelenskyy meets military commanders and discusses possible Russian actions in Chernihiv-Kyiv area

Melik Kaylan covered global geostrategic conflicts for three decades

Last week, Mr. Zelensky fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, ripping the lid off a bitter rift between advocates of technology-driven reform in the armed forces and the entrenched military establishment led by General Syrskyi.

Protests continue for a fifth straight day in Kyiv as anger grows over President Zelenskyy’s decision to fire the country’s defence minister.

The country’s general staff denied media reports on Monday that Syrskyi was about to be sacked.