Oleksandr Syrskyi

Oleksandr Syrskyi is the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Zelenskyy appointed him to the post on February 8, 2024, replacing Valerii Zaluzhnyi, and dismissed him in July 2026.

Before that, Syrskyi commanded the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He was educated at the Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Defense University. From the start of hostilities in Donbas in 2014, he headed the ATO headquarters. He then became ATO commander; the ATO was later replaced by the JFO. On August 5, 2019, he became Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and introduced NATO standards in the army. 

In 2022, Syrskyi commanded the defense of Kyiv, and was responsible for the Armed Forces of Ukraine's counteroffensive in Kharkiv region and the defense of Bakhmut.

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