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Zaluzhnyi Calls SBU Raid 'Intimidation' Amid Corruption Crisis

2/18/2026

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Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine and current ambassador to the U.K., alleged that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) raided his office in September 2022 amid tensions with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The SBU denied targeting Zaluzhnyi, stating their actions were related to organized crime.
Zaluzhnyi characterized the raid as "an act of intimidation" and has called for "political change" following a corruption scandal that resulted in the resignation of Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.

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Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine and current ambassador to the U.K., alleged that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) raided his office in September 2022 amid tensions with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The SBU denied targeting Zaluzhnyi, stating their actions were related to organized crime.
Zaluzhnyi characterized the raid as "an act of intimidation" and has called for "political change" following a corruption scandal that resulted in the resignation of Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.