Ukraine's Zelenskyy sacks top army commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Thursday. The official announcement came after Zelenskyy met with the top general and told him that it's time for someone new to lead the army. Zaluzhnyi was replaced by Oleksandr Syrskyi.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said he thanks Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service and discussed possible replacements for the top military job. The time for such a renewal is now," Zelenskyy said.
I met with General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 8, 2024
I thanked him for the two years of defending Ukraine.
We discussed the renewal that the Armed Forces of Ukraine require.
We also discussed who could be part of the renewed leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The time for such a renewal… pic.twitter.com/tMnUEZ3BCX
Earlier there were speculations that Zelenskyy would 'reset' the top order as the war with Russia was intensifying.
