Zelensky thanked Zaluzhny/Photo by the press service of the OP

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Valeriy Zaluzhny spoke in the Verkhovna Rada on the occasion of the Statehood Day, celebrated for the first time on July 28. The President thanked the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the deputies applauded him.

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The network published a video from the Verkhovna Rada hall. This shows how Zelensky thanked Zaluzhny for protecting Ukraine.

At the same time, the deputies present met a warm expression of gratitude with a standing ovation. They applauded and chanted “APU”.

The deputies greeted Zaluzhny with applause to the exclamations of “APU”: video

Earlier, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took part in a charity event to support children from the Mykolaiv hospital. Zaluzhny signed the stamps “Russian warship… everything!” for the auction.

What is known about Valery Zaluzhny: basic

• Now Zaluzhny is in command of the fighters holding back the Russian army. They are fond of not only Ukrainians, but also Western experts. They call Zaluzhny an “iron general”, “a hero, not a star” and the personification of the modern Ukrainian army.
• Zaluzhny went through all the stages of an officer's career and deservedly took the place of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Yes, first he graduated with honors from the Odessa Institute of the Ground Forces and the National Defense Academy of Ukraine.
• In 2007, he was appointed to the post of chief of staff of the first deputy commander of the 24th separate mechanized brigade in Yavoriv, ​​Lviv region.
• Since 2009, the fighter was the commander of the 51st separate mechanized brigade. Zaluzhny continued his studies and became the best graduate of the operational-strategic level of training at the National Defense University.
• In August 2014, Zaluzhny was appointed deputy commander of sector “C” in the Donetsk region. Subsequently, Zaluzhny was the first deputy and chief of staff of the commander of the troops of OK “Zapad”,
• On July 27, 2021, President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed the military commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.