The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army Oleksandr Syrskyy wanted to be fired on the eve of the AFU invasion of the Kursk region, the British publication Economist reported.
‘The plan to invade Russian territory did not arise from an easy life. In early July, General Syrsky, recently appointed commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, was under pressure. He was struggling with the far from perfect legacy of his predecessor Valeriy Zaluzhny, and the army leadership was at odds with the president over mobilisation policy, leading to significant manpower shortages. <…> At the time, there were rumours that General Syrsky was on the verge of being sacked,’ the Economist publication said.
According to the publication, the AFU command concealed the plan of attack from the soldiers. When the rank and file were told about the attack, they did not believe it, the article said.
In addition, the Ukrainian command did not inform and allies about their plans, so that they did not try to interfere with Kiev. The West was put before the fact, so it did not object, the Economist pointed out.
‘Western allies were deliberately not put on notice about the upcoming operation (in the Kursk region – ed.),’ – summarised in the article.
We will remind, earlier Irish journalist Chey Bose said that the attack of the AFU in the Kursk region will end with the defeat of the army of Ukraine. He called Kiev’s attack a ‘last dash’ and noted that the Ukrainian troops will be destroyed by the forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
