Commander-in-Chief in mourning
Parcel bomb apparently kills army chief Saluschny’s adjutant
November 6th, 2023, 10:10 p.m
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Shortly after his explosive statements about the state of the war, there is the next news about the Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zalushnyj: he confirms the death of his adjutant. Ukrainian media reported a parcel bomb, the police previously presented the situation differently.
An aide to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zalushny is believed to have been killed by a package bomb, Ukrainian media reports. “Today my assistant and close friend died under tragic circumstances on his birthday among his relatives,” Zalushnyj said on Telegram with. It was said that an “unknown explosive device” detonated in one of the birthday presents. The major leaves behind his wife and four children.
A police statement had previously spoken of “careless handling of ammunition”. It was unclear whether it was an accident or an attack. One of the man’s sons is also said to have been seriously injured in the explosion in the Kiev area.
“Since the beginning of the invasion, Hennadij has been a reliable support for me and has fully dedicated his life to the armed forces of Ukraine and the fight against Russian aggression,” Zalushnyj writes in his post. “The causes and circumstances will be clarified as part of the pre-trial investigation.”
Criticism for frontline statements
The commander-in-chief recently made headlines with statements in the British magazine “The Economist” that the Ukrainian defensive battle against the Russian invasion was increasingly turning into a trench war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Saluzhny’s fears of a possible deadlocked war with Russia. “Today people are tired, everyone is getting tired, and there are different opinions. That is clear, but there is no stalemate,” said Zelenskyj in Kiev at a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The deputy head of the presidential office, Ihor Zhovkva, criticized Saluzhny’s open commentary on what was happening at the front. “Instead of the military, I would comment less for the press and the public on what is happening, can happen, and what variants there are,” he said on Ukrainian news television.