Zelenskyy fires President's Office chief, Ukrainian forces strike Saratov oil refinery - Friday brief
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak. Meanwhile, Ukrainian defenders have attacked the Saratov oil refinery.
For more details on what happened on Friday, November 28, see the RBC-Ukraine report.
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