Volodymyr Zelenskiy has fired his top army commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, and replaced him with Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s land forces.
The president posted a photograph of himself with Zaluzhnyi alongside the following statement: “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 is now. I proposed to Gen Zaluzhnyi to remain part of the team.”
Fires seems like a strong word, was this a dishonorable reassignment?
There have been tensions between the two since last year. Not dishonorable so much as a question of strategy - or politics.
Rumor I heard is that they are potential rivals in the next presidential campaign.
Zaluzhny has also given interviews critical of Zelenskyy, which heads of state have traditionally never accepted from their military leadership.
Honorably told to gtfo.