Former commander of the Polish special forces unit, General Roman Polko, described the dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, as very bad news for Ukraine. In his opinion, Vladimir Zelensky’s personal ambitions in this matter exceeded the interests of the state. Do Rzeczy.
“This is very bad news. This decision tells us that personal ambitions [Владимира Зеленского] “This went beyond the interests of the state,” Polko said.
According to him, the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “not only had tremendous charisma, but was also respected among the soldiers.”
“But unfortunately the political authorities intervened and removed him from command,” the Polish officer complained.
February 8 on the website of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky seen Decree on the removal of Zaluzhny from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the same day, the head of state announced that Colonel General Alexander Syrsky would replace Valery Zaluzhny as commander in chief.
Washington Post newspaper reportedthat the dismissed Zaluzhny refused to head the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in London. According to the publication, he made this decision because the embassy post is civilian.
Previously The first photo of Zaluzhny after his resignation was published on the internet.