Rumours: Zaluzhnyi dismissed from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (updated)

29 January 2024 20:21

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhny, has been dismissed from his post. This was reported by a number of Telegram channels and media, reports комерсант

In particular, the relevant information, citing his own sources, was published on his channel by the People’s Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharenko.

“Zaluzhnyi has been announced to resign, but there is no decree yet. He was offered the post of ambassador to one of the European countries. He refused,”

– he wrote.

The information has already been denied by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine:

“Dear journalists, we are answering all of you at once: No, this is not true.”

There is indeed no relevant decree on the website of the President of Ukraine. Censor.net reports that the decree has been signed but not yet made public.

Another media outlet, Ukrainska Pravda, reported that the President’s Office is considering this possibility, but that there is no decree yet.

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