Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the Chief of Staff to resign. General Valery Zlozhny refused, and he may be deposed, according to reports.
Tensions between the president and the popular general increased following the failure of the Ukrainian army's counteroffensive last summer. The replacement of the chief of staff while Russian forces are now on the offensive worries many in the country and among its allies in the West. The most likely replacement would be Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence.