Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally removed the country’s top military commander from his post following days of growing tension and public protests. The decision marks a significant leadership shakeup within Ukraine’s armed forces amidst the ongoing war. While official reasons centered on the need for renewed strategies and operational approaches, the dismissal follows weeks of intense speculation regarding disagreements over military strategy, recruitment policies, and battlefield management between military leadership and the administration.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the nation’s top army commander following days of public demonstrations and political tension.
- The leadership change follows reported strategic disagreements regarding military recruitment and battlefield operational direction.
- Government officials stated that the restructuring is intended to update military strategy and bring new leadership to the defense effort.
- The dismissal represents one of the most high-profile reshuffles in Ukraine’s military command structure since the conflict began.
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This is what democracy looks like. A government that serves the people. Pity our government does not understand that they are there to serve the people too.
Routed from Kursk, steadily pushed back for 2 years, while throwing poor Ukrainians under Russian massed artillery, glide bombs and drones. Consistantly being placed in a cauldron… I wonder if Syrski will join the Infantry? or go to a greek island and spend his miilions he has plundered.
This is what happens when you care more about PR than winning a war.
he wanted a bigger slice of the funds from the West for his offshore bank accounts
Cmdr Syzersky was a very able and successful ieader. Why would he replace him?
Sirsky is Russian, he and Zelensky have been working indirectly for the Kremlin. This move is pure Russian chess game, pull out one pun as long as you have another one feeding back real info.
track suit man has just got half a trillion pounds and he is trying to end the war from within, what will he do with all that cash if the war ends early?
At least Zelenski does listen to his citizens, no idea if it's the right course though…..
Damn those shovels and washing machine chips are troublesome!
I never seen track suit man in his anorak, I did laugh out loud
Ayieee Caramba! The head of security heads west. Trhere will be strong bonehead voices speaking for EUkraine oi Europe. Whatever will NATO high command say.
Protests win, commander gone.
If ukraine are winning why is he been sacked??? All I see on Internet is ukraine loosing land slowly?
What in the money laundering is going on here?
谢谢bbc
Bellendski himself should be sacked and sent to the ICC in The Hague 🤣
You cant run a country like this. Giving into presure every time few thousand people protest.
Difference is generational with Syrski at 60 years old but Federov and other commanders around 40!! Ukraine can only win with superior technology that saves lives and hurts the Russian Economy and population!!
The 'spin means win' game is almost up. The BBC, along with the entire Western MSM is desperate to find a way to exit from the huge lie they have pushed.
I think Zelensky made the right moves. Get rid of both of them. Can't have 2 leaders who can't work together in the middle of a war. Federov was trying to make a power play, and Sirsky's mindset was probably a bit dated.
the acting defence minister is supposedly appalling, we'll see. It's stupid not to reinstate Fedorov
Laughter, how many British ministers + presidents + chancellors has Zelensky replaced? 😳 Laughter!!! 😂 The noose is tightening! 🥺 Europe has swallowed water! 🥹 слава ТЦК!!! 🤪 🤣 slava uhani! 😂
يوم غروكفانتيس سعيد للجميع!
Thousands protested and Zelinsky listened. No arrests, no gulags. Take note Russia.
Meanwhile Russians still stuck in gulags and gas lines, can’t make it to the protest
now does he get dragged off to the frontlines in a van, like he has doomed so many othrs to the same fate?
Ah, the Russian bots are our in force, I see.
Note – this is what Democracy and listening to the people is. Russia would’ve suppressed any dissent
If you haven't been following it, it is important to understand that Federov resigned.
Essentially this forced a decision that has been postponed for nearly a year i.e. between the champion and facilitator of modernisation or the incumbent who represents a more business as usual philosophy.
An exact analogy isn't really possible but imagine if Churchill had to choose between Beaverbrook and Montgomery who were at war with each other.
In 1940-1 the problem wouldn't have existed. In 1942-3 it would have been a toss up. In 1944-5 he may have backed Monty.
It's not a good analogy because Monty, despite his cautious methods was delivering success made possible by Beaverbrook's work in restructuring production that was largely done by the 3rd year of the war, whereas the unmanned systems revolution and procurement reform has happened in years 2-5 of this war and Syrski has only really delivered defensive success (which is a huge achievement in itself).
Zelensky seems to have got it right again.
If you haven't been following the war closely, you might not be aware that Ukraine is really winning in all the areas that matter and, so long as they continue to innovate and fight asymmetrically, Russian defeat is inevitable.
The level of stupidity in the comment section is alarming
Great news =)
Contrary to what the B BC would try to tell you, the West's narrative is falling apart, Ukraine forces are being rolled up all over the 1K front line and its leadership are blaming each other for the collapse of their army. To the BBC and the rest of the UK Mainstream Media, fact is now overtaking your fictional narrative no matter how much you try to maintain your propaganda and its blatant terminological inexactatudes.
russians have never experienced democracy ….. it's citizens oppressed for centuries. They know nothing else, so ignore their ignorance and lies.
Ukraine could try fighting a war with no army—only drones now 😅