Ukrainian security services discovered a listening device in the army chief's office

(Patria) - Ukrainian security services announced that they discovered a listening device in one of the offices used by army chief Valery Zaluzhny, but added that it "was not operational".

The report comes at a time when Ukraine is struggling to maintain Western support for the war against Russian forces, after its recent counteroffensive failed to achieve significant progress in the east and south of the country, AFP reports. not in Valery Zaluzhny's office, but in one
of the rooms he might use for work in the future," the statement said.

"According to preliminary data, the discovered device was in a non-operational state," it added.

"No data storage devices or remote audio transmission means were found. This technical device will be sent for examination," the Ukrainian service said.

Ukrainian and foreign media report on growing tensions in recent months between
Zaluzhny, Ukraine's top general, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zaluzhny said last month that the conflict with Russia had reached a "stalemate" - an assessment rejected by both the Ukrainian president and Moscow.