Oleksandr Syrskyi (born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military commander who has served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since February 2024. He previously commanded Ukrainian ground forces and played a key role in the defense of Kyiv and the Kharkiv counteroffensive.
Ukraine's Western main battle tanks, roughly $10M Abrams and Leopards, largely sit idle in forests, no match for cheap drones now dominating the battlefield. Crews keep training and maintaining them while seeking new uses. Former top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi: forces are "making virtually no use of armored vehicles." - NYT
We need to replace Syrsky and the Chief of the General Staff.
Syrskyi is not willing to openly discuss all the problems. He is willing to attend meetings, engage in intrigue, and believe that ...
Former Ukrainian Minister of Defence Fedorov:
We need to replace Syrsky and the Chief of the General Staff.
Syrskyi is not willing to openly discuss all the problems. He is willing to attend meetings, engage in intrigue, and believe that someone has launched a campaign against him in the media.
Zelenskyy has never let me down as a member of the team in the past seven years.
However, when 90% of the people who have problems after our work at the Ministry of Defense come to him, it is difficult for him to analyze everything and make a decision.
Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia is actively calculating and planning offensive operations from the north through Belarus, calling the threat real.
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