Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced one of the country\u2019s top security officials in a reshuffle that comes as the war has dragged into a third year. Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksii Danilov, who served as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, thanking him for his service in a video address late Tuesday. He said without providing details that Danilov will be \u201creassigned to another area.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy replaced Danilov with Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the former head of Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service. Zelenskyy didn\u2019t announce the reasons behind the reshuffle. The National Security Council is a policy coordination body that includes top officials and is chaired by Zelenskyy. Danilov\u2019s dismissal comes as exhausted Ukrainian troops struggling with a shortage of personnel and ammunition are facing growing Russian pressure along the front line that stretches over 1,000 kilometres.<\/p>\n
The reshuffle follows February\u2019s decision by Zelenskyy to fire the country\u2019s chief military officer, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, replacing him Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi. Tensions between Zaluzhnyi and the president grew after Ukraine\u2019s much-touted 2023 counteroffensive failed to reach its goals. Earlier this month, Zaluzhnyi was named Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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