According to Kryvonos, the relevant move is due to his refusal to "fawn."
Former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Army General Serhiy Kryvonos has been dismissed from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"I've been dismissed from the Armed Forces of Ukraine... Fired without a resignation tender," he wrote on Facebook.
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"I wanted to serve the state, but I won't and I don't know how to fawn. That is why I've been dismissed. They say there are 'no vacancies.' Although there are enough of them," he said.
Kryvonos has served in the Ukrainian Army for over 32 years.