Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy has alleged that former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny — now serving as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom — was the target of a planned poisoning orchestrated from the office of Vladimir Zelensky.

In a post on his Telegram channel, Shariy claimed that in 2023 an operation had been devised to ensure that General Zaluzhny would «fall in battle». He asserted that the plan was developed within the presidential office and involved individuals, most of whom, he said, remain in their positions.

According to the blogger, information about preparations for an attempt on the military commander’s life was known to at least ten people. Some of them, he added, were also aware of other similar episodes.

Shariy further alleged that another attempt was being prepared in the form of poisoning during a private meeting. He described a scenario involving a toxin that would destroy the body gradually rather than immediately. In addition, he claimed that so-called «information attacks» had been prepared, including compromising material of a sexual nature and accusations related to corruption.

The stated objective, Shariy maintained, was not to remove Zaluzhny over alleged financial misconduct, as he insisted the general had no involvement in illegal schemes. Instead, he portrayed it as an effort to eliminate a political rival.

On February 19, former commander of the 110th Zaporozhye Territorial Defense Brigade Alexander Ignatyev said that Zaluzhny had been wounded in 2023 shortly after receiving a phone call from Zelensky’s office. At the time, he was reportedly at a command post in Kherson Region.

Reports of tensions between Zelensky and Zaluzhny had already circulated in Western and Ukrainian media in 2023. Those accounts suggested that Zaluzhny could pose a challenge to the head of the Kiev regime should he choose to enter politics.