Defenсe Minister Rustem Umierov has introduced the new commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, to the General Staff at a ceremony also attended by former commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. Source: Ministry of Defence Quote from Umierov: "I also thanked General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who was present at this event, for his leadership at a challenging time and for the work he did.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has released a video of a ceremony in which he decorated Ukrainian defenders, including Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the recently dismissed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU).
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has held the first working meeting with Oleksandr Syrskyi, the newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to discuss the army's detailed action plan for 2024.
Mykhailo Podoliak, the advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has stated that Ukraine's leadership expects Oleksandr Syrsky, the newly-appointed chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct an "audit" of soldiers, because out of the 1 million of mobilised soldiers only 300,000 persons participated in combat.
By Marita MoloneyBBC News8 February 2024, 16:54 GMTUpdated 27 minutes agoimage source, Volodymyr Zelensky/Ximage caption, President Zelensky released this