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The Guardian: Number of Russian invaders in Ukraine surge to 520,000 says Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi

Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, disclosed that Russia’s occupying troops have grown from 100,000 at the onset of the war to 520,000, with plans for further reinforcements.

byOlena Mukhina

Aftermath of Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast.

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Ukrainian forces say Russian troops continue their attempts to destroy Chasiv Yar

Chasiv Yar is a strategically important settlement. Russian forces' potential capture could threaten other key Donbas cities, including Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, which serve as crucial logistical routes for Ukrainian forces.

byOlena Mukhina

oleksandr syrskyi 21st meeting contact group ukraine's defense april 2024 credit telegram/syrskyi

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Russia steps up offensives to drain Ukraine ahead of F-16 arrivals, Ukrainian commander says

Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi highlights Russian strategies to escalate combat intensity and geographical scope, aiming to exhaust Ukrainian troops, disrupt reserve preparations, and prevent Ukraine from initiating active offensive military actions.

byYuri Zoria

Russian forces outgun Ukraine 6-to-1, new military chief says

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Ukrainian military undergoing structural changes for improved efficiency, army chief says

The General Staff of the Ukrainian army is set to be reduced by 60%, with released personnel being redeployed to combat units.

byAlya Shandra

ukraine controls 70% vovchansk city street fighting continues military says situation kharkiv oblast 31 may 2024 map

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Ukraine controls 70% of Vovchansk City, street fighting continues, military says

Ukrainian forces control 70% of Vovchansk city, with ongoing street battles as Russia tries unsuccessfully advancing in small groups, the military says.

byYuri Zoria

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Syrskyi: France to send military instructors to Ukraine

France will soon dispatch military instructors to Ukrainian training centers, as part of an agreement between the two countries' defense officials.

byMaria Tril

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City on brink: Vovchansk residents flee amid devastating shelling

Ukrainian officer reports widespread destruction and ongoing evacuation as Russian attacks escalate.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief visits frontline amid intense fighting in the east

General Syrskyi spent two days visiting troops engaged in defensive operations in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.

byBohdan Ben

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Syrskyi: Ukraine retreats from three settlements, gains island as Russia “aims to seize strategic initiative”

The most intensive line of attack is in the Avdiivka direction, with certain positions changing hands several times a day

byAlya Shandra

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Syrskyi: Situation on frontline “has tendency toward escalation”

At the 21st Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi warned of an escalating situation on the frontlines. He urged allies for timely delivery of missiles, ammo, weapons & equipment to counter Russian airstrikes.

byMaria Tril

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Politico: Chasiv Yar emerges Ukraine’s last stronghold line of defense in Donetsk

The strategic city of Chasiv Yar, located just 10 kilometers from the embattled town of Bakhmut, has become the latest focal point in Russia's offensive, with Ukrainian officials warning that its fall could jeopardize the security of the remaining Ukrainian-held cities in the Donetsk region.

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine’s Army Chief names the number of Ukrainian POWs during Avdiivka withdrawal

Syrskyi said Russian forces captured 25 Ukrainian service members during the operation of withdrawal from Avdiivka.

byBohdan Ben

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Ukraine’s Army Chief Syrskyi: the need to mobilize 500,000 troops significantly reduced after audit

At the same time, he confirmed the military still needs more troops to ensure sufficient rotations and manpower to counter the increasing number of Russian troops.

byBohdan Ben

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Russian forces outgun Ukraine 6-to-1, new military chief says

Ukraine's Armed Forces Commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, gave his first interview since his appointment in February.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Syrskyi: Ukraine begins rotation of long-serving frontline troops

The rotation will allow to "stabilize the situation and positively affect the moral and psychological state" of Ukrainian soldiers, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief said.

byIryna Voichuk

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“No one believed, but Ukraine believed,” Ukraine’s Com-in-Chief about anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

"Between weapons and evacuation, we chose weapons," Syrskyi says about the beginning of Russian full-scale attack.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Ukraine’s new commander joins Ramstein meeting for the first time

As Russia intensifies its offensive in eastern Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attends the meeting of the contact group on Ukraine’s defense in the Ramstein format, seeking urgent support from over 50 allies.

bySerge Havrylets

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Syrskyi: Ukraine shifts to defensive operation, aiming to exhaust Russian troops

According to Ukraine's Army Chief, the most intense battles are unfolding in the Kupiansk direction of Kharkiv Oblast.

byIryna Voichuk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

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CNN: Zelenskyy presses Commander Syrskyi for new plan to avoid battlefield stagnation

At the same time the plan should not push for too many new conscripts.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Zelenskyy conducted his first meeting with the new General Staff team, announced changes

The new team is expected to continue introducing technological upgrades in the military faster while also creating a new system of rotations and making the rear staff work more effectively.

byOrysia Hrudka