Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s top general Zaluzhny

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today removed Valery Zaluzhny as the country's military commander-in-chief — ending months of tensions between the two.

"I thanked him for two years of defense of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said on social media, adding: "We also discussed who could be in the renewed leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

The president added that he proposed that Zaluzhny "remain part of the team."