Attack on Volgograd oil refinery comes days after Ukraine vowed to hit more Russian infrastructure
Ukraine informs US of plan to sack top general – reports
We reported earlier this week that Ukraine’s top military commander, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, had refused to resign after being asked to by Zelenskiy.
Now, Reuters reports that Kyiv has informed the White House that Zelenskiy plans to sack Zaluzhnyi.
It says:
The move to oust General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who has clashed with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over military strategy and other issues, follows a Ukrainian counteroffensive last year that failed to recover significant amounts of Russian-held territory.
A source close to Zelenskiy’s office said the pair also have disagreed over a new military mobilization drive, with the president opposing Zaluzhnyi’s proposal to call up 500,000 fresh troops.
The source, however, added that the process for relieving Zaluzhnyi of his post as the commander in chief of Ukraine‘s armed forces was on hold for the time being as officials consider who his replacement should be.
It added:
There were no details on the timeline for the plan. Right now, both sides (the president and the general) have taken a pause in determining what the future will look like, and for now the status quo will remain until further notice.’
Ukraine’s air defences downed nine of 14 Russian drones in an overnight attack that hit energy infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the air force and regional officials said on Saturday morning.
It is the second drone attack in two days on the central city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, said energy facilities were hit, resulting in blackouts for thousands of people.
