They say a lot about him and in different ways: a critic of the current government, the ex-head of the General Staff, a traitor to the Motherland, a bribe-taker, a defender of the people. Professional soldier, native of Ukraine, Vladimir Zamana was born in 1959.
Track record
- Studying at the tank school in Kharkov, graduation in 1982
- Service in East Germany and Central Asia. Merit - the position of commander of a tank battalion.
- Education in Moscow at the Military Academy named after R. Malinovsky until 1993
- Training at the National Defense Academy of Ukraine until 2004
- Service in the Odessa Military District and in the Northern Operational Command until 2004. Merit - deputy corps commander.
- Served in the Sixth Guards Army Corps of the Ground Forces until 2007. Merit is the rank of lieutenant general.
- Leadership of the Territorial Directorate of the Western Operational Command until 2012
- Command of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army until 2014. Merit is the rank of Colonel General.
Political career
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zaman's path to politics began during the Euromaidan period. The general refused to comply with an order from senior management to use force against the protesters. According to him, the Defense Minister and the Prosecutor General ordered the withdrawal of troops against the citizens.
From that moment on, Zamana became a disgraced general, and left his post in 2014. Having become a member of the political party "Honor and Strength" in 2019, he retrained as a party leader. He is currently the fifth on the list of activists.
For information. Zamana V.M. listed in the Peacemaker list.
Scandalous details
The retired general Zamana, who hoped to get the seat of the country's Minister of Defense, constantly criticized the current government. He actively participated in the overthrow of President Yanukovych, criticized the new government, accused the authorities of “surrendering” Crimea.
As a result, an information war broke out against the general. The accusations were the most serious:
- High treason: undermining the country's defenses by reducing the size of the army and changing the command and control structure;
- Use of budget funds for personal needs;
- Use of the labor of military personnel and military equipment for personal purposes;
- Appointment of relatives to senior positions in the military;
- Receiving bribes for appointment to command positions;
- Receiving kickbacks for sending Ukrainian troops to Liberia;
- Participation in the organization of enterprises to obtain contracts for the restoration of the environment in the zone of military facilities;
In 2019, all charges were dropped by the Court of Appeal and the Deputy
