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==Background==
==Background==
Zelensky needed a commander-in-chief he could control, someone not universally loved by the troops; someone who cannot use those troops at a time of opportunity to ‘march on Kiev’ and oust Zelensky from power. Syrsky appeared to fit the perfect prototypical role: undefiant, unpopular, uncharismatic, and most importantly, untempted by [[political]] ambitions—the ideal subservient factotum to the [[Zelensky regime]].
Zelensky needed a commander-in-chief he could control, someone not universally loved by the troops; someone who cannot use those troops at a time of opportunity to ‘march on Kiev’ and oust Zelensky from power. Syrsky appeared to fit the perfect prototypical role: undefiant, unpopular, uncharismatic, and most importantly, untempted by [[political]] ambitions—the ideal subservient factotum to the [[Zelensky regime]].
In 2013, he served as First Deputy Chief of the Main Command Centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His area of responsibility was facilitating cooperation with [[NATO]].<ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2024/02/9/7441048/</ref>
===Donbas war 2014-2022===
===Donbas war 2014-2022===