Zelenskiy to replace Ukraine's top commander Zaluzhny, FT reports

PHOTO CAPTION: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a session of the Ukrainian Parliament, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 28, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is preparing to replace top commander Valery Zaluzhny in what would be the biggest shake-up of its military brass during Russia's almost two-year-old invasion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Zelenskiy on Monday offered Valeriy Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, a new role but the general refused, the FT report said, citing four people familiar with the discussions.

(Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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