Kyiv’s real strategic gamble may be whether replacing Syrsky reshapes the entire conduct of the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly considering the dismissal of Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky.

"Fedorov = more Russian deaths, Syrskyi = more Ukrainian deaths." This slogan, neatly written on cardboard, was one of thousands held aloft in Kyiv and across Ukraine as outrage…

Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's under-fire commander-in-chief