President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had made a decision regarding the renewal of the leadership of the Defense Forces.

"Today I have decided to renew the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is not about surnames. And certainly not about politics. This is about the system of our army, about management in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and about attracting the experience of battlefield commanders of this war," Zelenskyy said in a video message.

According to him, the army's actions must become much more technologically advanced.

“The generalship must be reset. Headquarters at all levels must know and feel the frontline just like soldiers at the forefront. The battlefield commanders of this war, the commanders from the forefront must realize their special experience at the level of the entire army – in leadership positions,” the President stressed.

“The Ukrainian Defense Forces are now almost a million people who were called up to defend our country. As of today, the majority of them have not felt the frontline in the same way as the minority who are actually at the forefront, actually fighting,” Zelenskyy noted.

This means, the President stated, that we need a different approach to rotations in particular. “A different approach to frontline management. A different approach to mobilization and recruitment. All this will give more respect to the soldier. And restore clarity to actions in the war,” he said.