{"id":33189,"date":"2024-02-09T17:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/09\/ukraines-new-military-chief-focused-on-high-tech-command-and-control\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:42:48","slug":"ukraines-new-military-chief-focused-on-high-tech-command-and-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/02\/09\/ukraines-new-military-chief-focused-on-high-tech-command-and-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s new military chief focused on high-tech, command and control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syrski-ukraine-commander-army-chief-zelenskyy-ce61051d391c940dfc642ea1522761ac\">new military chief<\/a> said Friday that his immediate goals are to improve the rotation of troops at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv\u2019s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who previously was the commander of Ukraine\u2019s ground forces, spoke a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-avdiivka-58f3581a7d1fd0ea26b22929659af84b\">put him in charge<\/a> of the battlefield campaign with the war <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">poised to enter its third year<\/a>. He replaced the broadly popular Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-zaluzhni-resigning-rumors-zelenskyy-2aec18dd5729334dc647557fb17da597\">Valerii Zaluzhnyi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew tasks are on the agenda,\u201d Syrskyi said on his Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though he provided little detail, his remarks appeared to align with Zelenskyy\u2019s stated aim of bringing \u201crenewal\u201d to the armed forces with Thursday\u2019s shake-up and adopting a fresh approach to the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the changes at the top won\u2019t solve some of Ukraine\u2019s biggest problems: a shortage of manpower that has helped <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-zelenskyy-putin-afb3bc4714b1dca631bd4df6f931bd56\">sap morale and may require a mass mobilization<\/a>, and the inadequate supply of Western weapons to take on Russia\u2019s might.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyiv officials are \u201crethinking\u201d their war strategy \u201cwith a new emphasis on improved technology and updated command and control,\u201d said James Nixey, an analyst at London\u2019s Chatham House think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One sign of that may be the claimed recent <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-c713c425574e943029271c117f9a16a8\">sinking of a Russian warship<\/a> in the Black Sea by a new generation of Ukrainian naval drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be easy\u201d for Syrskyi, said Marina Miron, a researcher at the War Studies Department of King\u2019s College London. \u201cThere are a lot of problems\u201d for Ukraine at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She cited a lack of ammunition, uncertainty about new weapons from Ukraine\u2019s Western allies, a manpower shortage, people\u2019s reluctance to be drafted, the tiredness of troops getting no respite from the front lines, and the question of how Zaluzhnyi\u2019s departure might affect morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas Zaluzhnyi was a proponent at this stage of the war of active defense \u2014 securing defensive lines while also searching for Russia\u2019s weak points and hitting rear areas with long-range strikes \u2014 Syrskyi \u201cwill try to push the Ukrainian forces. &#8230; He will try to increase counterattacks possibly,\u201d Miron said in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That would align with Zelenskyy\u2019s desire to take a more aggressive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press spoke to soldiers and commanders on the front lines, who expressed varied views about the changes at the top. Some said they would reserve judgement on Syrskyi until they witness changes on the ground, while others said he was a competent and capable general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shake-up caused some apprehension on the streets of the capital, Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alisa Riazantseva, 35, said she had been \u201cgenerally satisfied\u201d with Zaluzhnyi. \u201cWe hope that our government has not made a big mistake\u201d by replacing him, she told the AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oleksandr Azimov, 61, said there was \u201csome discontent, some dissatisfaction\u201d about the changes at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That may be a reference to previous criticism of Syrskyi\u2019s strategy of holding on for nine months to the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-advance-stalls-ukraine-war-bakhmut-4fc52f849e404265a74509e7e14795f8\">Bakhmut<\/a>, which brought the war\u2019s longest and bloodiest battle and cost Ukraine dearly in troop losses, but also served to sap Russia\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the fighting about to enter its third year, Kyiv is largely dependent on support from Western countries where signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-fatigue-gaza-hamas-israel-94b6351b05178078dddc027f188526b3\">war fatigue<\/a> have emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That has left Ukraine on the back foot while Russia has placed its economy on a war footing and is building up its weapon stockpiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts detected no sign of a deeper malaise in Zelenskyy\u2019s move, which had been rumored for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommand changes are normal for a state fighting a war over several years,\u201d the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said late Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about Zaluzhnyi\u2019s exit and Syrskyi\u2019s appointment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday downplayed the moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t think that these are the factors that could change the course of the special (military) operation,\u201d he said, using the Russian government\u2019s euphemism for the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> used an interview broadcast late Thursday with former Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-putin-tucker-carlson-interview-6fb00b1f2d5f4bc639518b4a3445e1f8\">host Tucker Carlson<\/a> to urge Washington to recognize Moscow\u2019s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, German Chancellor <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/olaf-scholz\">Olaf Scholz<\/a> was in Washington for <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-olaf-scholz-ukraine-aid-russia-2821cfa05a7d4b0b445fef32cddcb463\">talks with President Joe Biden<\/a> on Friday about new U.S. military aid for Ukraine. The vital support is being held up by disputes in Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrskyi, who was born in the Soviet Union and attended Moscow Higher Military Command School as well as serving in the Soviet Artillery Corps, is described as an obsessive planner, and his comments Friday said his first job was to ensure \u201cclear and detailed planning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also placed emphasis on ensuring the well-being of troops. \u201cThe life and health of servicemen have always been and are the main value of the Ukrainian Army,\u201d he said \u2014 perhaps a reference to the Bakhmut criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrskyi is viewed as the architect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-moscow-kharkiv-9e5363cd199fd7f01cba14efa4678e5f\">counteroffensive in the Kharkiv<\/a> region in September 2022. 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