The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyjdismissed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valeri Zaluzhni on Thursday, who will be replaced by the current Commander of the Land Forces Oleksandr Sirski.
“I thank General Zaluzhni for two years of protecting the country. “I am grateful for every victory we achieved together and I thank all the Ukrainian soldiers who fight heroically in this war,” Zelensky said in a video posted on Telegram.
The president stressed that both spoke frankly about what needs to change in the Armed Forces, changes that he called “urgent” when the battle front is practically stagnant.
Zelensky suggested to Zaluzhni, with whom he published a photograph in which both shake hands and the fired general makes the victory sign with his fingers, that “in the future he will be part of the Ukrainian state team.”
Dismissal occurs after days of speculation on this possibility there is also information that Zelenskyj had already informed Zaluzhni two weeks ago, but that he had rejected another position.
Zaluzhni himself, who enjoys great popularity in Ukraine, even greater than the president himself, noted on his Telegram channel that he is “proud of all members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who protect the future of our children.”
Source: Clarin
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