section_path: Presidency/Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)/Phase 5: indecisive allies 2024, January–July
section_name: Phase 5: indecisive allies 2024, January–July
paragraph_text: Phase 5: indecisive allies 2024, January–July
  
  On 8 February 2024 Zelenskyy decommissioned General Valery Zaluzhny as Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and promoted General Oleksandr Syrskyi in his stead. On 17 February Syrskyi declared he would hold Avdiivka no longer.
  
  On 25 June 2024 Zelenskyy decommissioned LtGen Yuriy Sodol, who had been promoted in February to Syrskyi's now-vacant position. He installed Brig Gen Andriy Hnatov to replace the defunct Sodol.