Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service as commander-in-chief and appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi to lead the army.
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Speculation was swirling on Monday that the immensely popular commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, could soon be sacked by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky confirmed on Sunday night he was thinking about dismissing the top military officer, telling Italian broadcaster RAI that "a reset, a new beginning is certainly necessary." The president said the personnel changes could go beyond Zaluzhnyi to encompass "a number of leading figures in the state, not just in a