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Ukraine: Zelensky calls for army renewal as top general replaced

08/02/2024 21:06 GMT

08/02/2024 21:06 GMT: Ukraine: Zelensky calls for army renewal as top general replaced

BBC World Service - Newshour, Ukraine: Zelensky calls for army renewal as top general replaced

The move marks the biggest change to Ukraine's military leadership in two years.

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President Zelensky of Ukraine has sacked the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valery Zaluzhny, saying a new approach to the defence of the country was needed. 

Also in the programme: The US supreme court has appeared sceptical of Colorado's decision to ban Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary; and our international editor Jeremy Bowen heads to the northern Israeli border with Lebanon where soldiers have had some very close contact with Hezbollah fighters. 

(Photo: Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. Credit: Getty Images)

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