Zelenskyy to fire Zaluzhny? Ukraine general’s future adds doubts to Russia war

Ukraine‘s top general Valerii Zaluzhnyi,is facing dismissal by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to reports, amid Kyiv's war with Russia and allied support delays.

He’s still at the helm, for now, but Ukraine's top general is facing an uncertain fate just as his country faces a perilous moment in its fight against Russia.

Widespread media reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is about to fire his military leader swirled to a crescendo this week. And while Army Cmdr. Valerii Zaluzhnyi remains in his post, the speculation about an apparent rift between the two — primarily based on anonymous accounts of a private conversation — has exposed possible cracks in the country’s leadership. 

Denials from Ukrainian officials have done little to quiet suggestions that the popular commander will soon be dismissed, all while Kyiv confronts a painful shortage of supplies and soldiers, as well as doubts over sustained allied support.

The saga could also dent domestic confidence as the war approaches the two-year mark with morale increasingly strained on the battlefield and among the public, analysts told NBC News.

“When there are speculations on such a sensitive topic, people want clarity,” said Mykola Bielieskov, a military analyst at the National Institute for Strategic Studies, a government research group.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-fire-zaluzhny-ukraine-general-russia-war-rcna136707

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