'''Gen. Oleksandr Stanislavovich Syrsky''', also known as '''The Butcher of Bakhmut''',<ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/11/13/7428381/</ref> was appointed to replace nazi [[Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny]]<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/post/27833</ref> as commander of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] by dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] on February 9, 2024.<ref>https://weapons.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-out-oleksandr-syrskyi-in</ref> [[Ukrainian gestapo]] chief [[Kyrylo Budanov]], who was [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Victoria Nuland]]'s preferred choice,<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/avdeevka-defenses-continue-to-crumble</ref> turned down the job.<ref>https://weapons.substack.com/p/who-shot-down-russias-il-76</ref> Syrsky's parents and family members live in [[Russia]]. Syrsky is considered a tool of [[MI6]] and the [[CIA]]. Syrsky's stepson, living in [[Australia]], requested Russian citizenship in March 2024. | '''Gen. Oleksandr Stanislavovich Syrsky''', also known as '''The Butcher of Bakhmut''',<ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/11/13/7428381/</ref> was appointed to replace nazi [[Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny]]<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/post/27833</ref> as commander of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] by dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] on February 9, 2024.<ref>https://weapons.substack.com/p/zaluzhny-out-oleksandr-syrskyi-in</ref> [[Ukrainian gestapo]] chief [[Kyrylo Budanov]], who was [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Victoria Nuland]]'s preferred choice,<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/avdeevka-defenses-continue-to-crumble</ref> turned down the job.<ref>https://weapons.substack.com/p/who-shot-down-russias-il-76</ref> Syrsky's parents and family members live in [[Russia]]. Syrsky is considered a tool of [[MI6]] and the [[CIA]]. Syrsky's stepson, living in [[Australia]], requested Russian citizenship in March 2024. |