Zelensky Fires Air Force Commander After F-16 Crash

The order to dismiss Mykola Oleshchuk was published Friday on the presidential website.

“We need to protect people. Protect personnel. Take care of all our soldiers,” Zelenskyy said in an address minutes after the order was published. He said Ukraine needs to strengthen its army on the command level.

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Ed Morrissey

Those don't grow on trees, after all, and it took forever for Zelensky to finally get them. This is a show of accountability that has become rare in the West. No one has ever been fired for the s***show in Kabul, for instance. 

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