Zelenskyy fires top military commander fighting against Russian troops, no reason given

Eduard Moskalyov, commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, had been in the post since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears on a screen as he addresses French lawmakers via video link, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the National Assembly in Paris on 23 March, 2022 | Reuters

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired a senior military commander helping lead the fight against Russian troops in the country’s embattled east but gave no reason for the move.

In a one-line decree, Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov as commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, which are engaged in battles in the Donbas region.

Zelenskyy mentioned Moskalyov in a daily address on Friday when listing the military commanders he had spoken to. Moskalyov had been in the post since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. – Reuters

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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