The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, appeared on Ukrainian television for the first time after rumors of his death. In an interview with journalist Dmitry Komarov, he said that he was fighting "echoes of the Soviet army" The interview was shown on the air of the Ukrainian TV channel "1 + 1".

It is noted that before that, rumors about the death of Zaluvhny appeared on the network, which were denied by the Deputy Minister of Defense.