FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky during a visit to the front-line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Behind them left to right are: Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the Presidential Office, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov center, and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. Oleksandr Syrsky was appointed as new Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)