The office of President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday chastised Ukraine's top military commander for publicly declaring the war at a stalemate, suggesting the comments would help the Russian invasion. It was a striking public rebuke that signaled an emerging rift between the military and civilian leadership at a challenging time for Ukraine. The public censure of Zaluzhny came a day after the president's office replaced one of his deputies, the head of special operations forces, who after his firing said he had been blindsided by the dismissal.