Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine's top general after days of protests
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he will replace the commander in chief of the armed forces as a government shake-up continues.
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Aidan Stretch is a CBS News international reporter based in Kyiv, Ukraine, focused on covering Russia's invasion, humanitarian issues and diplomacy.
Before joining CBS News, Aidan worked as a freelance journalist in Ukraine, reporting from Kyiv and the country's eastern Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. He previously wrote for The Free Press, Atlantic Council and the Kyiv Independent. Aidan graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Yale University with a B.A. in history.
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