Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses senior aide as Russia launches fresh attacks

The Ukrainian president also let go three advisers and two presidential representatives overseeing volunteer activities and soldiers’ rights

A Ukrainian soldier takes a rest in a trench on the frontline in the Donetsk region (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a long-time aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.

Mr Zelenskyy removed top aide Serhiy Shefir from his post of first assistant, where he had served since 2019.