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Went back to ‘War in Ukraine’ for a commentary on the switch of generals.

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Zelenski & Zaluzhnyi:
The Ukrainian, who runs ‘War in Ukraine’, said that Zelenski wanted someone controllable, a puppet, a yes man, and Zaluzhnyi is not controllable.

Zaluzhnyi is not political, but his popularity is threatening Zelenski, whose popularity is falling, making Zaluzhnyi an existential threat in Zelenski’s mind. Worse, Zelenski’s term is up in March, and he would not be able to appoint anyone then.

[ In effect, Zelenski is now running the war, not the military. This is a recipe for disaster. ]

Next, Zelenski gave Zaluzhnyi a hero medal to say ‘go away and be quiet’, but Zelenski then had his puppet Attorney General open a couple of criminal cases against Zaluzhnyi.

One of the cases brought is for treason, and another being for actions that led to the deaths of a large number of people. These cases would only be brought, if Zaluzhnyi does not go quietly into the night.

Zaluzhnyi was mediocre as a military commander and manager, but he was very human with lots of empathy which made him so likeable.

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Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi:
Zelenski began firing more top generals to complete his new team made from Syrskyi’s buddies.

Since Syrskyi is not well liked in the military, that puts Syrskyi even more under Zelenski’s control.

Syrskyi is from Moscovia’s Vladimir region, his parents & brother still live there. His father is connected to Moscovian intelligence agencies - he may have even worked for them. His son lives in Australia.

Syrskyi has no roots or connection to Ukraine, and does not speak Ukrainian; he’s just some passer by. Just another reason the military and general population does not like him.

As mediocre as Zaluzhnyi was as a commander, Syrskyi is even worse.

9 years ago during the fighting in Donbas, the Moscovians encircled the 128th Brigade by cutting the supply road. Syrskyi and others in command would not allow their men to retreat. 128th Brigade was one of the better ones in the Army.

Syrskyi tried to relieve them, but is was too little too late and was a horrendous disaster. When the relief failed, he told the troops to just stay there and take it. The only way out of the pocket was through open fields. The local commander did not listen to Syrskyi, and they successfully broke out.

This incident shows the level of Syrskyi’s rigidity which would have allowed all the troops an heavy equipment to be lost.

In the current war, Syrskyi was also responsible for the loss of Soledar & Bakhmut.

The successes in the Izum and Kharkiv regions was not due to Syrskyi’s management, but due to Moscovian ineptitude.

Syrskyi’s appointment has led to decreased morale in the Ukrainian army and this will accelerate in the coming months.

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The Future:
In theory, there should not be any shortage of front line troops with Ukraine having 900,000 to Moscovia’s 600,000. But as morale collapses adding more troops will not solve the problem. Nor will Zelenski’s attempt to paper over the whole situation.

Without understanding the situation and its root causes, only more disasters will follow in the coming months.