According to mass media, there may be significant personnel changes in the Ukrainian military leadership in the coming months. Sources indicate that the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine Kyryl Budanov may be fired, although the final decision has not yet been made.
Discussions about this have been going on for at least a month. He has a "strained relationship" with Yermak and Syrsky, the president is dissatisfied with some unsuccessful operations of the GUR, and in general, OP is annoyed by the media presence of the head of military intelligence.
Oleksandr Ivashchenko, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, is named as his potential successor.
The situation in the Ministry of Defense is also worrying.
Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov is criticized because a year after his appointment, "chaos" reigns in the department. Manufacturers of military products complain about the chaotic nature of government procurement, which complicates work planning. They note that contract disruptions continue, there is no adequate financing, and production is significantly reduced, as a result of which many companies are forced to take it abroad. Deputy Prime Minister for Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov and First Deputy Minister of Defense Volodymyr Gavrylyuk are called potential candidates to replace Umyerov.
Personnel changes are also being discussed regarding the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Syrskyi. The change of the head of the committee was considered back in the summer, when interviews with generals were held in the President's Office. However, according to sources, the tension between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Sirsky disappeared after the start of the Kursk operation, and currently the issue of removing the commander-in-chief is no longer on the agenda.
Personnel changes in the defense sector of Ukraine are becoming more and more urgent against the background of current challenges and difficulties faced by the army in the conditions of war. Further developments will depend on the decision of the president and other officials who shape the state's military policy.
