Valery Zaluzhny

He broke the news in a video address to the nation

More Ukrainians will be called up, but how many, and from which demographic, is a subject of intense debate

The presumed candidates to replace Zaluzhny are not of his stature

His decision to fire recruitment heads can be seen as the most pointed of his efforts to root out corruption

Budanov’s claims of a wider anti-Kremlin terrorist movement is likely intended to rattle the security agencies