Claim: The BBC reported the findings of a Bellingcat investigation that Ukraine's former armed forces commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was paid $53 million to leave this role and become Ukraine's ambassador to the UK.
Fact-check: 'BBC' report about a supposed $53m payment to Ukrainian general is fake - Full Fact
Verdict: this is fake. neither the bbc nor bellingcat published any such report. there are no credible media reports we could find suggesting that gen zaluzhnyi received any such payment.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Evie Townend
Date published: 2024-03-20T00:00:00