The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia declared today search for and capture of the Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, whom the official Russian press reported dead last week.

It was also mentioned on the interior Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of the ground forces; and Serhiy Náyev, head of the Ukrainian Joint Forces.

Zaluzhny and those Ukrainian soldiers were charged in May by the Russian Commission of Inquiry to fire on the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in Donbas, under Article 356 of the Penal Code. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces since July 2021, Zaluzhny, 49, he has become a figure deeply loved by the Ukrainian people.

This was reported by the official Russian media last week the Ukrainian general had been killed in a rocket attack in the Kherson region. On Thursday, Zaluzhny appeared in a video released by his country’s military deny the rumors from Moscow, which they rejected as an attempt to demoralize Ukrainian troops.

“Bad news for Russian propagandists! Valery Fedorovych is doing well and continues to plan for the liberation of the Ukrainian territories from the Russian invaderssaid a Ukrainian army officer. Zaluzhny briefly addressed “all Ukrainians” and declared with the victory sign: “Together we will win.”