Valerii Zaluzhnyi
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- Oct 13
Ex-Ukrainian officer Serhii Kuznetsov goes on trial in Hamburg over Nord Stream blasts
Prosecutors accuse Serhii Kuznetsov, 50, of leading a group that destroyed three of four Nord Stream pipeline strings in September 2022. On the first day his lawyers asked the court to dismiss the case, and he denies involvement.
- Oct 8
Zelensky leads hypothetical Ukrainian vote at 22.9%, Zaluzhny follows at 20.2% in Rating poll
A Rating Group survey of 1,000 Ukrainians, conducted 3 to 5 October, put President Volodymyr Zelensky first and former commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhny second in a hypothetical first round. Ukraine's Constitution suspends elections under martial law.
- Aug 24
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects wartime elections following appeal from dismissed defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that organizing elections during the war would divide the country, rebuffing calls from former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Aug 7
Zelensky would lose to three rivals in hypothetical runoff, Socis poll finds
A Socis survey of 2,000 Ukrainians shows President Zelensky would lead a hypothetical first round but lose every second-round matchup to Zaluzhnyi, Budanov, and Fedorov, while ranking sixth in personal trust.
- Jul 23
Ukraine's Zelensky dismisses General Syrskyi, names Drapatyi as new army chief after street protests
President Zelensky dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, following six days of rare wartime protests triggered by the earlier removal of reformist defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
