Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, recommended a retreat from Bakhmut and disagreed with Zelensky on a defensive operation, German newspaper previously reported, citing unnamed Ukrainian government sources.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/russia-has-lost-5-times-more-soldiers-bakhmut-ukraine-nato-intel-1844805?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the top commander of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said on Saturday that he had discussed the fierce fighting in the east and overall battlefield picture in a phone call with Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/world/europe/russia-ukraine-drone-strikes.html

Internal polling in Ukraine shows that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could lose a presidential election if he faces off with Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, reported on Tuesday.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/11/29/internal-polling-suggests-zelensky-would-lose-election-to-gen-zaluzhny/

It’s also been reported that he’s been at odds with Zelensky, a spat that spilled into the public after Zaluzhny called the war against Russia a stalemate and said there would likely be no “deep and beautiful breakthrough.”

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/11/29/internal-polling-suggests-zelensky-would-lose-election-to-gen-zaluzhny/

Military top commander Valeri Zaluzhny said that Russia fired 33 cruise missiles overall on Saturday, of which 21 were shot down.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukrainian-officials-report-russian-missile-attack-kyiv-96434102

Moreover, promoting Syrskyi might not prevent the emergence of Zaluzhny as a new influential figure in Ukrainian politics following his resignation.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus/zaluzhny-vs-zelensky

Zaluzhny has offered a more sombre picture on the ground in than Zelensky.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1841906/volodymyr-zelensky-valeriy-zaluzhny-resignation-ukraine-war

Zaluzhny told The Washington Post he is frustrated by the slow deliveries of promised weaponry from the West.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230630-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-eu-warns-a-weaker-putin-poses-greater-danger-promises-new-security-support-for-ukraine