Horrible news:

Unspeakable pain and heavy loss for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and for me personally.

Today, under tragic circumstances, on his birthday, my assistant and close friend, Major Gennadiy Chastyakov, died in the family circle.
An unknown explosive device went off in one of the gifts. Gennady is survived by his wife and four children. My deepest condolences to the family…

From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Gennady was a reliable shoulder for me, completely devoting his life to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fight against Russian aggression.

The reasons and circumstances will be established during the pre-trial investigation.

Eternal memory!

Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine