The Center for Strategic Communications (SPRAVDI) of the Ukrainian government branded the latest reports in the Russian media about the wounding of Valeriy Zaluzhny. "A lie: the fakes of the Kremlin launched another "flash" that, as a result of a Russian missile attack, commander Valery Zalzny was seriously wounded," writes the center on Telegram.

Spravdi then shared a video showing the general's online speech at a conference in Odessa on May 20.