Ukrainian President Removes Top General in Leadership Reshuffle

Published on February 8, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general Thursday in the biggest leadership shake-up since Russia’s invasion two years ago. Mr. Zelenskyy said on Thursday he had met army chief Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi and that the time had come for changes in the military leadership, but that Kyiv’s top general should remain “on his team.” “Today we had a frank discussion about the changes needed in the army. Urgent changes … Today I have decided to renew the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in a speech on Thursday. “The army’s actions must become much more technologically advanced. The generalship must be reset,” Mr. Zelenskyy explained....

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