Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to propose further changes in the Ukrainian army and planned operations early next week. Source: President Zelenskyy’s video address Quote from Zelenskyy: “The commander-in-chief has a carte blanche to make personnel changes in the army, in any of […]
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has announced personnel changes among brigade commanders whose actions endanger the lives and health of their subordinates. Source: Syrskyi on Telegram Quote from Syrskyi: “I continue to work on the eastern front. Over the course of three days, it has become quite clear why, given the […]
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces has signalled he will replace some military leaders on the eastern front. Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi said after three days of work it had become clear why some brigades were managing to hold off Russian attacks while others had not. It comes after Ukraine withdrew its troops from Avdiivka – […]
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commenting on his visit to the line of contact in Donetsk Oblast, said that miscalculations in the assessment of the situation had been taken into account and praised soldiers for driving the Russians out of the outskirts of Orlivka. Source: Syrskyi on Facebook Details: Syrskyi noted […]
On the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has called on Ukrainians to unite. Source: Syrskyi on Telegram Quote from Syrskyi: “When convoys of thousands of Russian invaders moved from all directions into Ukraine, when thousands of missiles and bombs fell on our land, no one in the world […]
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is conducting an audit of the entire Defence Forces, as there are units that have never been on the front line in the two years of the war. Source: Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Sluha Narodu (Servant of the People) party faction, on the air of […]
Russian intelligence services have created a network of fake accounts impersonating Oleksandr Syrskyi, the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spreading false information about the frontline situation and the commander-in-chief himself. Source: Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Quote: “CCD in collaboration with the Cyber Department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) […]
According to the survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), after the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the trust in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fallen to 60%. Source: a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), conducted on 5-10 February 2024 Quote: […]
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has assessed the situation in the combat zone as complicated and reported that Ukraine switched from offensive actions to a defence operation in order to exhaust the Russians. Source: Syrskyi in an interview for ZDF ahead of his appointment as Commander-in-Chief Quote: “We switched from offensive […]
Ukraine’s Minister of Defence has introduced the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the Commander of the Security Assistance Group – Ukraine. Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence Details: Rustem Umierov introduced Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi to General Christopher Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Lieutenant-General Antonio […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed deputies to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and a Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: President Zelenskyy’s video address Quote from Zelenskyy: “Throughout the day today I held meetings with military commanders and the government. We continue to overhaul the leadership of the defence forces. […]
Rustem Umierov, Ukraine’s Defence Minister, has introduced Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to partners in Germany and France. Source: Umierov on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: Sirskiy also met with Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer. Presumably, the meeting took place in Ukraine, as Breuer’s visit was […]