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On June 8, 2023, four days after the commencement of the long awaited 2023 Ukraine spring counteroffensive, Russian media using sources cited to Ukraine and the [[Zelensky regime]] that Zaluzhny was removed from command of the counteroffensive; the overall management of the operation was being carried out by the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [[Alexander Syrsky]].  The direct command of the Ukrainian troops was being carried out by a trio of generals: Oleksandr Komarenko, head of the operational department of the headquarters of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational-strategic grouping of troops, and Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and who has long dreamed of taking the place of Zaluzhny. Some Russian experts said one could have guessed that Syrsky was in charge of the operation from the very beginning of the counteroffensive, since it was in his style to lay down thousands of Ukrainian servicemen, as was already the case during the [[Battle of Bakhmut]].<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/218934-glavkoma-vsu-zaluzhnogo-ot-komandovanija-otstranili-rukovodstvo-nastupleniem-osuschestvljaet-komandujuschij-suhoputnymi-vojskami-syrskij.html</ref>

On June 8, 2023, four days after the commencement of the long awaited 2023 Ukraine spring counteroffensive, Russian media using sources cited to Ukraine and the [[Zelensky regime]] that Zaluzhny was removed from command of the counteroffensive; the overall management of the operation was being carried out by the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [[Alexander Syrsky]].  The direct command of the Ukrainian troops was being carried out by a trio of generals: Oleksandr Komarenko, head of the operational department of the headquarters of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational-strategic grouping of troops, and Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and who has long dreamed of taking the place of Zaluzhny. Some Russian experts said one could have guessed that Syrsky was in charge of the operation from the very beginning of the counteroffensive, since it was in his style to lay down thousands of Ukrainian servicemen, as was already the case during the [[Battle of Bakhmut]].<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/218934-glavkoma-vsu-zaluzhnogo-ot-komandovanija-otstranili-rukovodstvo-nastupleniem-osuschestvljaet-komandujuschij-suhoputnymi-vojskami-syrskij.html</ref>

At a June 16, 2023 press conference with war correspondents, Russian [[President Vladimir Putin]] answered a question about the whereabouts of commander Zaluzhnyi, who hadn't been seen or heard from since late May, saying "I know where Zaluzhny is...he's not in Ukraine."<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/x1ekxMXRXiJY/</ref> Several reports placed Zaluzhny on life support in [[Germany]].

At a June 16, 2023 press conference with war correspondents, Russian [[President Vladimir Putin]] answered a question about the whereabouts of commander Zaluzhnyi, who hadn't been seen or heard from since late May, saying "I know where Zaluzhny is...he's not in Ukraine."<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/x1ekxMXRXiJY/ PUTIN ASKED WHERE'S ZALUZHNY: "I KNOW WHERE HE IS...AND IT'S NOT IN UKRAINE"], June 18th, 2023.</ref> Several reports placed Zaluzhny on life support in [[Germany]].

''[[The Economist]]'' reported on November 7, 2023:

''[[The Economist]]'' reported on November 7, 2023: