Ukraine's Zelenskiy promotes top army commander amid Kursk incursion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promoted his top army commander to a four-star general, his office said on Saturday, just weeks after Kyiv's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region, News.az reports citing Reuters .

Commander-in-Chief Oleksander Syrskyi, 59, who had held the military rank of colonel general, was promoted to a general, the decree published on the presidential website said.

Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6. Kyiv has claimed control of more than 90 settlements and set up a military commandant office.

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