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Under Zaluzhnyi's command the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] suffered 191,000 casualties in the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], with more than 50,000 killed in action, 47,000 maimed, and 90,000 desertions. Zaluzhnyi opposed a plan to invade [[Kursk]] calling it suicide,<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/kursk-russia-incursion-objections-war-in-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy/</ref> and was replaced with [[Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky]] by Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] on February 8, 2024.<ref> https://weapons.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-out-oleksandr-syrskyi-in</ref>

Under Zaluzhnyi's command the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] suffered 191,000 casualties in the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], with more than 50,000 killed in action, 47,000 maimed, and 90,000 desertions. Zaluzhnyi opposed a plan to invade [[Kursk]] calling it suicide,<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/kursk-russia-incursion-objections-war-in-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy/</ref> and was replaced with [[Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky]] by Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] on February 8, 2024.<ref> https://weapons.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-out-oleksandr-syrskyi-in</ref>

==Assassination attempt and 2023 counteroffensive==

==Assassination attempt and 2023 counteroffensive==

{{See also|2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive}}

{{See also|2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive}}

On October 9, 2023 Igor Tantsnura commander of [[Territorial Defence]] Forces was replaced without Zaluzhny’s consent. And the sackings continued in early November when Zelensky removed Viktor Khorenko, who was head of Ukrainian Special Operations.<ref>[https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158100-zaluzhny_chastyakov/ Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny loses three assistants in one month], 07.11.2023. english.pravda.ru</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' reported on November 1, 2023:

On October 9, 2023 Igor Tantsnura commander of [[Territorial Defence]] Forces was replaced without Zaluzhny’s consent. And the sackings continued in early November when Zelensky removed Viktor Khorenko, who was head of Ukrainian Special Operations.<ref>[https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158100-zaluzhny_chastyakov/ Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny loses three assistants in one month], 07.11.2023. english.pravda.ru</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' reported on November 1, 2023:

{{quotebox-float|“General Zaluzhny’s assessment is sobering: there is no sign that a technological breakthrough, whether in drones or in [[electronic warfare]], is around the corner. And technology has its limits. Even in the [[first world war]], the arrival of [[tank]]s in 1917 was not sufficient to break the deadlock on the battlefield. It took a suite of technologies, and more than a decade of tactical innovation, to produce the [[German]] [[blitzkrieg]] in May 1940. The implication is that Ukraine is stuck in a long war—one in which he acknowledges Russia has the advantage. Nevertheless, he insists that Ukraine has no choice but to keep the initiative by remaining on the offensive, even if it only moves by a few metres a day.”<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/11/07/is-an-end-game-in-sight-for-ukraine/ Is an End Game in Sight for Ukraine?], By Tony Kevin, ''Consortium News'', November 7, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|“General Zaluzhny’s assessment is sobering: there is no sign that a technological breakthrough, whether in drones or in [[electronic warfare]], is around the corner. And technology has its limits. Even in the [[first world war]], the arrival of [[tank]]s in 1917 was not sufficient to break the deadlock on the battlefield. It took a suite of technologies, and more than a decade of tactical innovation, to produce the [[German]] [[blitzkrieg]] in May 1940. The implication is that Ukraine is stuck in a long war—one in which he acknowledges Russia has the advantage. Nevertheless, he insists that Ukraine has no choice but to keep the initiative by remaining on the offensive, even if it only moves by a few metres a day.”<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/11/07/is-an-end-game-in-sight-for-ukraine/ Is an End Game in Sight for Ukraine?], By Tony Kevin, ''Consortium News'', November 7, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref>}}

[[TIME magazine]] did a cover story on Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] exposing some “politically inconvenient” truths about Ukraine, particularly that some front-line commanders were refusing suicidal orders to advance even when they come from Zelensky's office.<ref>[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/10/the-war-is-lost-zelenski-will-leave-the-white-house-has-failed.html The War Is Lost - Zelenski Will Leave - The White House Has Failed], Moon of Alabama, October 31, 2023.</ref> Zaluzhnyi's comments directly undermined Zelensky's bid for billions more in US assistance.<ref>[https://weapons.substack.com/p/was-the-death-of-zaluzhnys-military Was the death of Zaluzhny's Military Aide an Assassination?], STEPHEN BRYEN, NOV 7, 2023. weapons.substack.com</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' did a rare act of factual reporting in an article entitled, ''Zelensky Rebuke of Top General Signals Rift in Ukrainian Leadership'', normalizing discussion of the Zelesnky-Zaluzhny rivalry which hitherto had been dismissed as a "[[conspiracy theory]]".<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-new-york-times-wants-everyone The New York Times Wants Everyone To Know About The Growing Zelensky-Zaluzhny Rivalry], [[Andrew Korybko]], NOV 5, 2023. korybko.substack.com</ref> Zaluzhnyi, who is seen as a potential candidate for president,<ref>[https://www.world-today-news.com/the-west-considers-commander-in-chief-valery-zaluzhny-as-potential-presidential-candidate-in-ukraine/ The West Considers Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny as Potential Presidential Candidate in Ukraine], ''World News Today'', October 20, 2023.</ref> was publicly told to keep his mouth shut. Zelensky then cancelled elections and extended martial law for another 90 days.<ref>[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/11/ukraine-sitrep-assassinations-election-talk-language-war.html Ukraine SitRep: Assassinations, Election Talk, Language War], Moon of Alabama, November 07, 2023. www.moonofalabama.org</ref> On November 6, 2023 a personal aide to Zaluzhny, Major Gennady Chestyakov was blown up by a grenade delivered to him via birthday present.<ref>[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/marching-toward-a-night-of-the-long Marching Toward a Night of the Long Knives in Ukraine], Simplicius, NOV 7, 2023. simplicius76.substack.com </ref>

[[TIME magazine]] did a cover story on Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] exposing some “politically inconvenient” truths about Ukraine, particularly that some front-line commanders were refusing suicidal orders to advance even when they come from Zelensky's office.<ref>[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/10/the-war-is-lost-zelenski-will-leave-the-white-house-has-failed.html The War Is Lost - Zelenski Will Leave - The White House Has Failed], Moon of Alabama, October 31, 2023.</ref> Zaluzhnyi's comments directly undermined Zelensky's bid for billions more in US assistance.<ref>[https://weapons.substack.com/p/was-the-death-of-zaluzhnys-military Was the death of Zaluzhny's Military Aide an Assassination?], STEPHEN BRYEN, NOV 7, 2023. weapons.substack.com</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' did a rare act of factual reporting in an article entitled, ''Zelensky Rebuke of Top General Signals Rift in Ukrainian Leadership'', normalizing discussion of the Zelesnky-Zaluzhny rivalry which hitherto had been dismissed as a "[[conspiracy theory]]".<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-new-york-times-wants-everyone The New York Times Wants Everyone To Know About The Growing Zelensky-Zaluzhny Rivalry], [[Andrew Korybko]], NOV 5, 2023. korybko.substack.com</ref> Zaluzhnyi, who is seen as a potential candidate for president,<ref>[https://www.world-today-news.com/the-west-considers-commander-in-chief-valery-zaluzhny-as-potential-presidential-candidate-in-ukraine/ The West Considers Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny as Potential Presidential Candidate in Ukraine], ''World News Today'', October 20, 2023.</ref> was publicly told to keep his mouth shut. Zelensky then cancelled elections and extended martial law for another 90 days.<ref>[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/11/ukraine-sitrep-assassinations-election-talk-language-war.html Ukraine SitRep: Assassinations, Election Talk, Language War], Moon of Alabama, November 07, 2023. www.moonofalabama.org</ref> On November 6, 2023 a personal aide to Zaluzhny, Major Gennady Chestyakov was blown up by a grenade delivered to him via birthday present.<ref>[https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/marching-toward-a-night-of-the-long Marching Toward a Night of the Long Knives in Ukraine], Simplicius, NOV 7, 2023. simplicius76.substack.com </ref>