Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi shake hand and pose for a picture during their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 8, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Ser/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi poses for a picture during a celebration ceremony of the Independence Day of Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of the country, in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo Photo: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi holds a press conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Photo: VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi attends a celebration ceremony of the Independence Day of Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of the country, in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo Photo: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi attends a celebration ceremony of the Independence Day of Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of the country, in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo Photo: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi visits a monument to Holodomor victims during a commemoration ceremony of the famine of 1932-33, in which millions died of hunger, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File Photo Photo: VIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI/REUTERS
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi (R) and Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhii Shaptala attend a press conference in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, December 26, 2023. Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Tuesday his forces had pulled back to the outskirts of the town of Maryinka, a day after Moscow claimed full control of the key town. Photo by Kaniuka Ruslan/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka/Ukrinform/ABACA/ABACA
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi holds a press conference in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, December 26, 2023. Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on Tuesday his forces had pulled back to the outskirts of the town of Maryinka, a day after Moscow claimed full control of the key town. Photo by Kaniuka Ruslan/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo: Ruslan Kaniuka/Ukrinform/ABACA/ABACA
Kyiv, Ukraine - December 18, 2023 - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi (R) and Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Dmytro Klimenkov are pictured during the presentation of the State Rear Operator SE, the state agency that will deal with all non-lethal procurement, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo: Kotenko Yevhen/Ukrinform/ABACA/ABACA
Kyiv, Ukraine - December 18, 2023 - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi faces the press during the presentation of the State Rear Operator SE, the state agency that will deal with all non-lethal procurement, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo: Kotenko Yevhen/Ukrinform/ABACA/ABACA