New Ukrainian Army Leader Says War Methods Must Be Changed

Syrskiy, who on February 8th by President Volodmyr Zelensky was appointed to the post of army leader, replacing Valeriy Zaluzhniy, wrote in Telegram that a clear and detailed plan of all operations of the military administration” is necessary from her Western partners.

The changes and continued improvement of the tools and methods of war will enable us to achieve success on this side of”, he wrote in the telegram on February 9th, adding that new technical solutions, including fears systems and other instruments of radio-electric warfare, are necessary.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky honoured former army leader Zaluzhniy with Ukraine's Hero title. Syrskiy's successful leadership in protecting the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, led him to the same title in September 2023 The change in leadership of the Ukrainian Army took place at a critical time for Ukraine, a country that has failed to regain considerable territory from Russia since the end of 2022 and is now facing the possibility of not receiving significant military assistance from the United States, as republican lawmakers have blocked Kiev's $60 billion aid package.

With Russian forces carrying out offensive across the front line and making advances in Avdjivka, which for months Moscow has been trying to take over, in February Zelensky claimed it was time for a change in the military.

Syrskiy, 58, was one of the main commanders who led the Ukrainian Army in the fight against the offensive of Russian-backed separatists. Separatists began the conflict east of Ukraine in 2014, shortly after Moscow annexed the Ukrainian Crimea Peninsula.

After Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, in September of that same year Syrskiy led the Ukrainian armed forces to successful counteroffensivement for regaining control in the Harchiev region.

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