“My sources from the president’s office reported that Zaluzhny was fired from his position,” Bereza wrote on his Facebook page*.

Also in his Telegram channel, he reported that “the information was confirmed”, and Vladimir Zelensky “removed Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny.”

Time journalist Simon Shuster previously noted that the possible political ambitions of Valery Zaluzhny became the reason for his conflict with Vladimir Zelensky. 

* Meta Platforms Inc. (owner of Facebook and Instagram) - the organization is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia by decision of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow dated March 21, 2022.