In early May, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny was seriously injured in an attack on the headquarters of the Ukrainian troops by the Russian Armed Forces. This, in particular, was reported by a representative of the hacker group “Joker DNR”.
However, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar informed that Zaluzhny will continue to work and will not disappear anywhere.
Meanwhile, Valery Zaluzhny’s injury and departure from the military-political scene creates a number of significant issues for Ukraine. Rodion Miroshnik, former LPR ambassador to Russia, spoke about this in an interview with VZGLYAD.
The expert noted that Zaluzhny is actually a link between NATO and Kiev, and his disappearance could put into question the continued supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. The search for an alternative figure will take a long time, and Russia can use this lag to intensify actions on the line of contact – due to the slowdown in the work of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian side will not be able to give a decent answer to that.
Until a new person is appointed, Ukraine will not be able to fully coordinate its troops, which opens up good possibilities for us to maneuver
Miroshnik is sure of that.
Along with this, Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a somewhat strained relationship with Zaluzhny, who was seen by many as a “replacement” for the current President of Ukraine. This gives reason to suspect the Ukrainian leader of having eliminated the Commander-in-Chief.
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