I am Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi,im born 8 July 1973) is a Ukrainian four-star general i has served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 27 July 2021. im is also concurrently a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.I was previously the Commander of the North Operational Command (2019–2021), Chief of the Joint Operational Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — First Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces (2018), Chief of Staff