Syrskyi reveals plan to escape dead-end defense
Photo: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi (Getty Images)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are combining defensive actions with active offensive operations on multiple front-line directions. To achieve this, assault units are being created and expanded.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, during a meeting with journalists.
Syrskyi stated that the focus is on combining defensive actions with active defense and localized offensives — this approach allows holding positions and striking where the enemy is weaker.
According to him, passive defense under current conditions only leads to losses — both in territory and personnel.
"Therefore, we combine defensive actions with active defense and offensive operations. That is, where possible, we strike the enemy and conduct counterattacks. We advance where we see weak spots in the enemy’s defense," he said.
Syrskyi reported that to implement this active tactic, separate assault units have been created. They appeared during the Kursk operation and are currently fighting on almost all the most intense fronts.
These units operate both during offensive phases and while holding back the enemy, for example, in the Sumy region.
According to the Commander-in-Chief, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have plans to expand these units.
It is worth recalling that the enemy is conducting assault operations to create a so-called "buffer zone" in the border areas of Sumy region, trying to capture Yunakivka and improve tactical positions around Andriivka and Oleksiivka.
According to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, two airborne divisions, four main brigades, the 177th Naval Infantry Regiment of the Caspian Flotilla, and other units remain concentrated in the Northern-Slobozhanskyi direction.
