Egypt Independent· 2d ago· 1 min read
For a war imposing such radical change on the battlefield, the retention of 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s top commander had become an anomaly. That’s not ageism, but a reflection of the recently sacked Ukrainian military chief’s mindset.
In this light, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision Tuesday to replace Syrskyi with 43-year-old Mykhailo Drapatyi – a younger general from a newer generation of military leaders – seems perhaps overdue.
Syrskyi was a creature of the Soviet era, and brought to the first years of the war a dogged, brutal persistence, coupled with flourishes of strategic brilliance. He suited Ukraine’s initial need to match, and occasionally outwit, a larger, bloodier enemy. The defense of Kyiv in 2022, the rapid recapture of Kharkiv region later that year, and the sudden invasion of Kursk – Russia itself – in 2024, all are to his credit.
But his…
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