Back ألكسندر سيرسكي Arabic Aleksandr Sırski Azerbaijani Аляксандр Станіслававіч Сырскі Byelorussian Олександър Сирски Bulgarian Oleksandr Sirski BS Oleksander Sirski Catalan Oleksandr Syrskyj Czech Oleksandr Syrskyj German Oleksander Syrskyi Spanish Oleksandr Sõrskõi Estonian
Oleksandr Syrskyi | |
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Олександр Сирський | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2024 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Valerii Zaluzhnyi |
| Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces | |
| In office 5 August 2019 – 11 February 2024 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Popko |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Pavliuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksandr Syrskyi 26 July 1965 Novinki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Moscow Higher Military Command School |
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| Nickname(s) | Snow Leopard[1] Butcher[2][3][4] [5] General 200[6][7] |
| Military service | |
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| Branch/service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Ukrainian Ground Forces, 2019– |
| Battles/wars | |
Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Станіславович Сирський; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of colonel general, he has served as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 8 February 2024.[10] Previously, he was the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces from 2019 to 2024, and the commander of the Joint Forces Operation from May to August 2019.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrskyi commanded the defence of Kyiv. In September 2022, he commanded the Kharkiv counteroffensive.[11] He then led the defense of Bakhmut into 2023.[12]
- ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/9/who-is-colonel-general-oleksandr-syrsky-ukraines-new-army-chief
- ^ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/02/08/zaluzhny-is-out-the-butcher-is-in-00140206
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-oleksandr-syrsky.html
- ^ https://www.politico.eu/article/oleksandr-syrskyi-ukraine-commander-in-chief-butcher-volodymyr-zelenskyy-war-russia/#:~:text=That%20was%20highlighted%20by%20Syrskyi,gruesome%20nickname%20of%20%22Butcher.%22
- ^ https://www.thedailybeast.com/zelensky-taps-oleksandr-syrskyi-dubbed-the-butcher-as-commander-in-chief
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/europe/syrskyi-ukraine-challenges-war-intl/index.html
- ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-takes-command-of-countrys-armed-forces-amid-escalating-military-tensions/articleshow/107600663.cms?from=mdr
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64864496
- ^ "Who is Oleksandr Syrsky, the head of Ukraine's ground forces?". The Economist. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Walker, Shaun (8 February 2024). "Volodymyr Zelenskiy fires top Ukraine army commander". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ministry of Defence of Ukraine [@DefenceU] (10 September 2022). "[...] The Commander of Ukrainian Land Forces, Hero of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi is leading the Ukrainian offensive in this sector. [...]" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Five facts about Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's new army chief". Reuters.
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