In Ukraine, a criminal case is being investigated under articles of treason and neglect of service. Investigators also spoke with the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, the Kommersant newspaper writes, citing foreign media.
According to the publication, the interrogation allegedly took place in a committee of the Verkhovna Rada, but the date was not specified. Zaluzhny does not have procedural status, “but it may appear over time,” the publication writes. It is also noted that in “narrow political circles” this investigation is called the “Zaluzhny case.”
It is clarified that the case itself was initiated on April 11, 2022 on the fact of the rapid advance of the Russian army in the south of the country in February of that year. Investigative actions are carried out by the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine.
The investigation believes that in February 2022, mining of bridges and dams was poorly organized in the Kherson region, which allowed the Russian army to quickly advance deeper into mainland Ukraine. More than 50 people were interrogated in the case – military personnel, SBU employees, former heads of the Kherson region administration, the media clarifies. No one has yet been charged in the case, but “it is likely that this could happen in the near future.”
Valery Zaluzhny has held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since July 2021.
Source: Rosbalt
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