On February 24, 2022, Valery Zaluzhny, giving orders, said the words that have become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance: "this country rests on our shoulders."
Iron general, legendary figure, hero of Ukraine, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (2021-2024), military leader, whom history will remember as the man who broke the plan of the Russian "blitzkrieg" and debunked the myth of the invincibility of the Russian army, one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2022 according to Time magazine.
What is he really like? What is the history of the formation of a great military leader, known to the public as iron, and to relatives — as sincere, modest, demanding and at the same time caring? Lyudmila Dolgonovskaya's book will allow you to look behind the scenes of fateful events, hear the voices of those who stood side by side with Valery Zaluzhny. As an eyewitness and adviser to the commander-in-chief for Strategic Communications, the author tells who supported the general and what inspired him to simply " do his job — - but in fact lead and embody the legendary Ukrainian army