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    Berichten zufolge kann Selenskyj nach Protesten den Kommandanten Syrskyi entlassen

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    1. SnooSprouts4376 on

      Purported summary of what is going on (as article is behind paywall):

      While the office of the President is keeping the exact shortlist of interviewees closely guarded during ongoing consultations, reporting out of Ukraine and details from the Financial Times highlight the primary factions and specific names championed by the reformist wing of the military.

      ​The core requirement set by President Zelenskyy is a commander who can bridge the gap between traditional theater management and modern tech warfare, while holding the line across the 1,200-kilometer front.

      ​The prominent figures and factions driving the conversation to succeed Syrskyi include:

      ​1. The Reformist Choice: Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi

      ​Before his dismissal, former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov publicly criticized General Syrskyi for creating an environment of „isolation and toxic treatment of those who are developing.“ Fedorov explicitly named
      Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as a prime example of the innovative, forward-thinking leadership that Ukraine needs to fight an asymmetric war.
      ​
      Background: Highly respected among younger soldiers and field commanders, Drapatyi represents the new generation of Ukrainian officers who have broken away from the top-down Soviet military culture.
      ​
      The Appeal: He is seen as a leader capable of integrating the drone automation and decentralized command structures that Fedorov’s camp has been fighting for.

      ​2. High-Level Commanders & Corps Leadership

      ​According to reports on the President’s weekend meetings, Zelenskyy conducted extensive consultations that notably excluded Syrskyi himself. Instead, he convened
      frontline corps commanders and senior staff to gauge their assessment of the battlefield.
      ​A clean sweep is being pushed by civil society and reformist politicians. In addition to replacing Syrskyi, there is heavy pressure to replace Chief of the General Staff
      Andrii Hnatov, meaning Zelenskyy is looking deeply into the operational theater command structure for a duo that can work cohesively.

      ​3. The Tech-Asymmetric Faction
      ​While not a candidate for Commander-in-Chief due to his civilian track record,
      Mykhailo Fedorov himself remains the massive political wildcard in this search. Following consecutive days of public protests, Zelenskyy held lengthy meetings with Fedorov. The administration is reportedly looking to bring Fedorov back into the fold as a high-level „miltech czar“—giving him sweeping authority over weapons production, AI integration, and unmanned systems.
      ​Whoever takes the top military job will likely need to be someone compatible with Fedorov’s tech-first doctrine, rather than another general committed solely to conventional infantry and heavy artillery attrition.

    2. ffdfawtreteraffds on

      I keep hoping for some official clarity related to this decision. So many people are filling in blanks with assumption of corruption/incompetence/self-interest, etc. and no one else was in the room.

      It’s so frustrating with all the momentum UA has created recently to have politics seem to undermine the positive feelings for their efforts.

      I hope Zelenskyy provides some rationale; it would go a long way toward stopping all the negative speculation.

    3. mok000 on

      IMO the popular backing is the support Zelensky was looking for, he could not take on the military leadership without it.

    4. Sniflix on

      Zelensky isn’t an idiot. Firing Federov was the first move in a whole sequence of events he was planning which also included protests which he may have helped arrange – to purge the old corrupt brass from the military – after they thought they won. Federov isn’t finished, he might reappear in another role.

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