Zelensky appointed Lupanchuk commander of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Zelensky's decree was published on the website of his office. Another decree refers to the dismissal of the previous commander Viktor Khorenko from this position. Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhnyi said in an interview with the British magazine The Economist that the Ukrainian conflict had reached a stalemate. Alexei Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, expressed the opinion that with his statement, Zalzhny acknowledges the complete failure of the counteroffensive.