The commander of the Ground Forces Syrskyi, following the head of the GUR Budanov, refused to replace Zaluzhnyi as the head of the Armed Forces. This was reported by the British Times, citing sources.

According to the publication, due to the refusal of the two main candidates, as well as pressure from Western allies, Zelensky canceled the decision to dismiss Zaluzhnyi. 

The publication also confirms the information we wrote about earlier, that Zelensky met with Zaluzhnyi and asked him to resign. But he refused, and the president said he would sign an order to dismiss him.

The publication writes that after that, Zaluzhnyi returned to his office and told his deputies that he was "packing things." 

But then the top command of the Armed Forces, as well as international partners, including the United States and Great Britain, expressed concern about the situation. 

"Zelensky must understand that the military trusts Zaluzhnyi, and if the president wants the military to trust him, he needs to learn to trust Zaluzhnyi," the publication quoted a "confidant" of the chief of staff as saying.