Syrskyj instead of Saluzhnyj: Zelenskyj replaces Ukraine's military leadership. The risky leadership reshuffle is likely to be unpopular among troops worn down by nearly two years of war in Ukraine.
Ukraine is expected to focus more on defense this year rather than launching another full-scale counteroffensive, but it still faces a better-armed and larger Russian force. Some Ukrainian soldiers call Syrsky a “butcher” “I only know what I heard from my subordinates,” said a senior military official.