President Zelensky dismissed General Valerii Zaluzhny as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed General Oleksandr Syrsky as his replacement.
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President Zelensky dismissed General Valerii Zaluzhny as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed General Oleksandr Syrsky as his replacement.
Starting today, a new management team takes over the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
I have appointed Colonel General Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Syrskyi as the new chief commander on Feb. 8, following months of speculation about a rift in Ukraine's leadership
President Zelensky has announced the replacement of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny.
I met with General Valerii Zaluzhny. I thanked him for the two years of defending Ukraine.
Zelenskyy appointed Colonel General Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Prior to the appointments, Zelenskyy met with Zaluzhnyi, after which Zaluzhnyi stated it was decided that approaches and strategy needed to change.
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Source story: day-717-2024-02-11