Oleksandr Syrskyi becomes the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and hopes that Valeriy Zaluzhnyi will also remain in the team.

Zelenskyy said in a video message.

"I have appointed Colonel General Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He has also successfully led offensive operations, including the liberation of Kharkiv", - Zelenskyy said.

He clarified that he had met with Valeriy Zaluzhnyi on the eve of these personnel changes and offered him to continue to be in the team.

"I will be grateful for his consent", - the President of Ukraine said.

In addition, Zelenskyy said that a new management team is taking over the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine so that the vision for the war remains consistent among our soldiers on various fronts, such as Robotyne or Avdiivka, and extends to both levels of General Staff.

"In particular, today I spoke with Brigadier Generals Andrii Hnatov, Mykhailo Drapaty, Ihor Skybiuk and Colonels Pavlo Palisa and Vadym Sukharevskyi. All of them are being considered for leadership positions in the army", - Zelenskyy said.

He confirmed that he also spoke with Generals Moysiuk and Zabrodskyi.

It should be noted that as of the time of the video's publication on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's telegram channel, no official decree regarding the dismissal or appointment of new military leadership was available on the President's Office website.

We would like to remind you that before that, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi had a joint meeting, which should result in a change in the military command of the state.