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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announces the dismissal of top commanders Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. The dismissals are in the biggest military overhaul since the start of Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.
In a Telegram post shared shortly before the official announcement, Zelensky said he had a meeting with Zaluzhnyi. Zelensky admitted to ‘discussing what kind of reforms the Ukrainian Armed Forces need.’
“The time for such an update is now,” wrote Zelensky in Telegram, reported by CNN, Friday (9/2/2024).
Zelensky has also appointed Zaluzhnyi’s replacement, namely Oleksandr Syrskyi, who since 2019 has served as Commander of the Ukrainian Army.
Zaluzhnyi wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday that ‘the task of 2022 is different from the task of 2024’.
“Therefore, everyone has to change and adapt to the new reality as well. [Kami] just met with the Supreme Commander. It was an important and serious conversation. It was decided that we needed to change our approach and strategy,” Zaluzhnyi said in his telegram.
Rumors of Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal began circulating in Kyiv last week after he was called into a meeting at the president’s office and told he was fired, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Zelensky’s office initially denied the rumors, but the information was confirmed on Thursday.
Zaluzhnyi – who was appointed army chief by Zelensky in July 2021 – was offered the new position by the president, but he turned it down, according to one of the sources. It remains unclear whether Zaluzhnyi decided to remain involved with the military in some capacity.
(yld/knv)
2024-02-09 06:11:05
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