Oleksandr Syrskyi
Ukrainian military officer (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Stanislavovych and the family name is Syrskyi.
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Oleksandr Syrskyi | |
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Олександр Сирський | |
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 |
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Born | Aleksandr Syrskyi (1965-07-26) 26 July 1965 (age 58) 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] |
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Branch/service | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1986–present |
Rank | Colonel general |
Commands | Ukrainian Ground Forces, 2019– |
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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]