Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskyi has been appointed as replacement. An anonymous source said that Lutsenko was assigned a different role within the Ground Forces after his dismissal, but did not specify the position.

Two senior members of Taiwan's government are in the United States to meet people connected to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, five sources told Reuters, in an effort by Taiwan to establish ties with the incoming administration.

Ukrainian forces are enjoying success in the Kupiansk sector, where two Russian bridgeheads that emerged during the crossing of the Oskil River were destroyed, Estonian intelligence said.