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Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi dismissed – Sternenko
Oleksandr Syrskyi has been dismissed as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Former adviser to the defence minister Serhii Sternenko wrote this, Censor.NET reports.
Details
"Syrskyi is no longer Commander-in-Chief," he wrote.
The Ukraine Context Telegram channel, which is close to the President’s Office, also wrote this. There has been no official confirmation of the dismissal yet.
Background
- Earlier, the General Staff said media reports about Syrskyi’s dismissal were untrue and that he and Hnatov continued to perform their duties.
- For his part, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak claimed that Zelenskyy was preparing to dismiss Syrskyi, with Apostol, Drapatyi, Biletskyi, Obolienskyi and Horbatiuk among his possible successors.
- On 20 July, Zelenskyy held meetings with commanders. He had already spoken with Prokopenko, commander of the Azov 1st Corps of the National Guard; Apostol, commander of the Air Assault Forces; Obolienskyi, commander of the Khartiia 2nd Corps of the National Guard; Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and others.
