Military command’s reshuffle in Ukraine does not change situation

Moscow, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The replacement of Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with Oleksandr Syrskyi, will not change the course of the Russian special operation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

February 9, 2024
12:00

According to the spokesman, the news will not influence the events in eastern Ukraine, and the combat actions will continue.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appointed Syrskyi, who had headed the ground forces since 2019, as the new commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces.

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, the aims of which, according to President Vladimir Putin, are to protect the population from “genocide by Kiev” and counter the national security risks posed by the advance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) towards the east.

Putin stated in December 2023 that the military operation would continue until the denazification, demilitarization and neutrality of Ukraine is achieved.

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