This spring, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, faced calls to resign. After the Ukrainian army’s failed retreat near Kharkov, it is now reported that it is trying to rehabilitate itself in the Kursk region. Telegram.
The publication recalled that Syrsky began his military career during the Soviet Union, and then began to serve in Ukraine. The decisions of the Colonel General during active military operations in Artemovsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut) led to huge losses in manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The publication did not rule out the possibility that a decision on the fate of the commander-in-chief could be made in the coming weeks.
On Saturday, August 24, Syrsky allocated new military rank. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky appointed him to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in February 2024, dismissing Valery Zaluzhny, who had held this post since 2021. The president noted that Syrsky has “successful experience in the field of defense and offensive” – he led the “Operation Defense of Kiev” and commanded the battles in the Kharkov region in the fall of 2022.
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Source: Gazeta
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