Volodymyr Zelensky dismisses Zaluzhni, the head of the Armed Forces. "I am reflecting on this replacement," said the president when asked directly about the fate of the general, adding that when he speaks of reorganization he refers to "something serious, which concerns not a person, but the direction of the country's government." ".

According to the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, which cited sources from the Army and the Presidency, Zelenski was also considering dismissing the chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergei Shaptala.