Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Станіславович Сирський; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of four-star general, [10] he has served as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 8 February 2024. [11]

On February 8, 2024, General Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Станіславович Сирський; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of colonel general, he has been the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces since 2019.

Feb 8, 2024 · Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who had been commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, takes over the head job, replacing Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Feb 3, 2025 · Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s statements came following a media investigation claimed that soldiers of the unit, now deployed near Pokrovsk, have suffered losses and went AWOL (absent without leave) in large numbers due to poor command and organization on Ukraine's side.

Feb 10, 2024 · Ukraine's new army chief is Oleksandr Syrskyi the former Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The worst kept secret in Kyiv has finally been confirmed: the man who led Ukraine’s...

Feb 13, 2024 · The new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi has built a fearsome reputation as a military commander in the war with Russia, but he faces some...

In August 2019, Syrskyi became the head of Ukraine's Ground Forces, keeping the post when Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Oleksandr Syrskyi. (Syrskyi/Telegram) Syrskyi's role in all-out war. In spring 2022, Syrskyi was responsible for the defense of Kyiv.

Feb 8, 2025 · Oleksandr Syrskyi also noted that in 2024 the state supplied more than 1.3 million drones to the front line. Quote from Oleksandr Syrskyi: "We were the first in the world to create the Unmanned Systems Forces, scaling up the legendary units such as the Magyars Birds, Achilles, K-2 and others. We are developing robotic platforms, as well as land ...

Sep 8, 2024 · On Thursday 5 September, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour spoke with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in his first television interview in that role. It was...