Valeriy Zaluzhny
Valeriy Zaluzhny is a Ukrainian military officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2021 to 2024. Under his leadership, Ukrainian forces conducted the defense of Kyiv at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and carried out successful counter-offensives in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions. In February 2024 he was removed from the post of Commander-in-Chief and appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom.
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Russia hits Kyiv with massive combined missile and drone attack overnight, killing at least two
On the night of September 7–8, Russian forces struck Kyiv with a combined barrage of ballistic, cruise, and anti-ship missiles alongside Shahed-type drones. At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured, with damage recorded across multiple districts of the capital, including the Taras Shevchenko metro station. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the attack came hours after US presidential envoys left the city, breaking a three-day mutual pause on strikes on the two capitals arranged for their visit.