Trust in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decreased by about 5 percentage points immediately after Valerii Zaluzhnyi stepped down as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the Omnibus public opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and published on Feb. 15. Read also: Survey reveals Ukrainians trust in military, but trust […]
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has warned of fake websites supposedly linked to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Source: CCD Quote: “The Internet is flooded with advertisements for websites supposedly linked to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These websites are located on different domains and […]
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and author of some of Ukraine’s most celebrated attacks, including strikes on the illegal Crimean Bridge, was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine on Feb. 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the title one day after he named Oleksandr Syrskyi the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, recently dismissed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU). Source: decrees No. 57 and No. 61 on the Ukrainian president’s website Quote: “For outstanding personal merits in protecting the state […]
Taras Stepanenko, a football player for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukrainian national team, has reacted to the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an Instagram story on Feb. 8. Read also: Ukrainian tennis star salutes departing military chief as new commander takes over defense “Thank you for […]
Outgoing Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was is so well respected that even Russian propagandists are praising ‘Mr. General’. Studio expert Konstantin Sivkov surprisingly praised the general on Kremlin propagandist Olga Skabeeva’s show on Russian state TV, as can be seen in a YouTube video shared by Ukrainian journalist Denys Kazansky. In an unexpected turn, […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky conferred the Hero of Ukraine award, the highest national decoration in Ukraine, to former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhyni, according to a presidential decree from Feb. 8. The announcement came shortly after the dismissal of Zaluzhyni from his more than two-year tenure as Ukraine’s chief commander. He was replaced by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi. […]
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a closed meeting with journalists, where they discussed the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Mykhailo Tkach, Ukrainska Pravda journalist, after the meeting in the Ukrainska Pravda Talk Show Details: Since the almost two-hour meeting was in closed format, journalists cannot discuss […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree dismissing Valerii Zaluzhnyi from his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Source: presidential decrees No. 59/2024, No. 60/2024 Quote: “To dismiss Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” By another decree, Zelenskyy appointed Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. […]
Ukraine’s president has sacked the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. It follows speculation about a rift between the president and Gen Zaluzhnyi, who has led Ukraine’s war effort since the conflict began. The dismissal will be made official in a presidential decree. The move marks the biggest change to Ukraine’s military leadership […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukraine’s top general Thursday and told him it’s time for someone new to lead the army. In a post on social media, Zelenskyy said he thanks Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service. “The time for such a renewal is now,” Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy said he has […]
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi has approved changes to procedures for journalist accreditation during martial law, aimed at enabling the media to cover the war more extensively, the chair of the parliamentary Freedom of Speech Committee, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, said in a Facebook post on Feb. 7. Read also: Military correspondent on […]