Oleksandr Syrskyi
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Aleksandr Syrskyi 26 July 1965 Moscow Higher Military Command School |
Awards |
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Nickname(s) | Snow Leopard[1] Butcher[2][3][4] [5] General 200[6][7] |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
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Branch/service | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1986–present |
Rank | Colonel general |
Commands | Ukrainian Ground Forces, 2019– |
Battles/wars |
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Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (
During the
Biography
Early life and career
Syrskyi was born on July 26, 1965[13] in the village of Novinki, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, then in the Soviet Union[14] into a military family[15] of ethnic Russians. As of 2023, his parents and brother live in Russia.[16][17][18][19]
In 1980, when Syrskyi was 15, his father was transferred to serve in the Soviet Armed Forces in
In 1993, following the
In the early 2000s, he was promoted to the commander of the
Syrskyi is married to a Ukrainian woman,[25] and has two sons. One of them was adopted and lives in Australia.[26][25]
War in Donbas
At the beginning of the
Oleksandr Syrskyi was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree and later received the rank of lieutenant-general due to his achievement during the battle of Debaltseve.[29][28] In 2016, he headed the Joint Operational Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which coordinates the operational actions of various Ukrainian security forces in the Donbas. In 2017, he was the commander of
From 6 May to 5 August 2019 he was the commander of the Joint Operational Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[32][33]
Since 5 August 2019, Syrskyi has been the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[34][35] On 23 August 2020, he was promoted to the rank of colonel general.[36] The rank is no longer awarded in the Ukrainian army since 1 October 2020, but Syrskyi retained it, being at this moment the only Ukrainian military officer left in active service to hold this particular rank.[citation needed]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
This section needs to be updated.(February 2024) |
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrskyi initially organised and led the defense of Kyiv.[37]
In April 2022, Syrskyi was given the
During the war, Syrskyi was criticized for pursuing bloody Soviet-style military tactics which resulted in significant Ukrainian losses during the Battle of Bakhmut,[40] and was nicknamed "General 200" (a reference to Cargo 200, a Soviet military code denoting military fatalities).[40]
On 8 February 2024, Ukrainian president
On 17 February 2024, as his first major decision as commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi ordered the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Avdiivka to "more favourable lines" in order "to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and health of service personnel".
Military ranks
- Major general (August 20, 2009)[42]
- Lieutenant general (December 5, 2016)[43]
- Colonel general (August 23, 2020)[44]
Awards
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree (14 March 2015)[45]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II degree (18 March 2022)[46]
- Hero of Ukraine (5 April 2022)[47]
- Cross of Military Merit (27 July 2022)[48]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky I degree (11 December 2022)[49]
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This person added that Ukrainian troops have given Syrskyi a gruesome nickname: "Butcher." The captain confirmed that the nickname has stuck, as has "General200" — which stands for 200 dead on the battlefield.
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External links
- General Syrskyi in liberated Balaklia in Kharkiv Oblast on YouTube(10 September 2022)