Zelenskyy: Syrsky appointed commander-in-chief of AFU
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"I have appointed Colonel-General Syrsky as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said in a video message on Thursday evening.
The President also said that he had conversations with Brigadier Generals Andriy Ihnatov, Mykhailo Drapaty, Ihor Skybiuk and Colonels Pavlo Palisa and Vadym Sukharevsky, who are being considered for senior positions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Prior to his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky had been commander of the Ground Forces since 2019.
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