Commander Saluschnyj fired? Kiev denies rumors of war in Ukraine. President Zelensky is said to have fired Commander-in-Chief Saluzhny.
The relationship between Zalushnyj and the Ukrainian president has long been considered tense. The commander is popular among the population and the army and is a symbol of resistance against Russia for many Ukrainians. In November 2023, a deputy from the presidential Servant of the People party, Marjana Besuhla, called for his resignation because he was going into new year too haphazardly.