Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed over the past hour ending at 8:45 PM UTC on January 3, 2026, that the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is not under consideration, despite ongoing rotations in the government and security sector, according to NOELreports on X. Zelensky stated Syrskyi will remain in his position, adding there are much better options, as quoted by NOELreports during the one-hour reporting window from 7:45 PM to 8:45 PM UTC. Separately, a delegation of national security advisers from 15 European countries, along with representatives from NATO, the Council of Europe, and the European Commission, arrived in Kyiv in the first half of January 3 for a meeting, according to єРадар.
