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Mike's avatar

Nice. Having been in the US Army for 25 years and working at two Army level HQs, I can say that having someone who is willing to shake things up and step on toes and move commanders around without having the "Old Boys Network" approval is rare, and when it does happen, it usually yields some really good results. Sometimes having the old boys set things up works well too, but I have seen it work better in peacetime for long range planning versus a shooting war.

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Andy Blumer's avatar

Thank you for this good article. The change of Command in wartime is not something unheard of, it happened many times in history in many armies, for different reasons. I see it as a chance to remedy some problems that the UAF is facing.

I don't envy General Sysrky for his position. The additional responsibility he now has to shoulder is enormous, the challenges he faces internally and externally are enormous. But as you said, he's a tough professional military leader. But wars are not won by generals alone, and I welcome the strategic realignment in the new phase of the war. The Ukrainian defense industry, logistics and its top management are also of paramount importance for Ukrainian success.

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Mick Ryan's avatar

Thanks Stefan. Another great update

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Volodya's avatar

Reading this excellent post puts me a little at ease. Thank you, Stefan. Coming from someone with a military background is so valuable. I couldn’t help but think of the parallels between Sirsky and Patton, a general whom I always admired. Another would be Montgomery or perhaps even Rommel!

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Porter's avatar

Another excellent update and extremely smart and expert analysis. I'd much rather read what you have to say about the in's and out's of the war than the stuff I see in the NY Times, other major US mass-media, or coming out of Europe via skimpy translation.

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Vernon holgate's avatar

I get the overall message. However the American civil war analogy is not great. You are suggesting that Ukr is analogous to the Union and Russia the Confederacy. I actually see it being the other way round. Russia being in the position to find their version of USG and bringing his approach to bear on the fundamentally weaker Ukrainian ‘confederacy’. Like the Union Russia has an almost overwhelming economic and demographic advantage. Only tactically this fight currently favours defence. If that changes then it will reward the party who has unlocked the door. If no one does then Ukr is very vulnerable to a Russian Grant. Certainly until 2025 and possibly until Putin is no longer Russias leader depending on western support - which looks increasingly volatile.

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ParanoidNow's avatar

What’s the point of sugarcoating the issue?

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Volodya's avatar

Stefan never sugar coats anything. He’s very analytical but less blunt compared to Tom Cooper.

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Roy Cauldery's avatar

Andrew Tanner @Roguesystemsrecon.

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