1558: Oleksandr Syrskyi Quotes 2023–2025: Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on Strategy, Offensives & Air Defense
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/10/20
How do Syrskyi’s 2023–2025 statements map Ukraine’s shift from active defense to precision long-range strikes, and outline the doctrine he argues can turn attrition into victory?
2023: “Everyone wants to achieve a great victory instantly and at once. And so do we. But we have to be prepared to have this process take some time because there are a lot of forces massed on each side, a lot of materiel, and a lot of engineered obstacles.”
2023: “I want to say that our main force has not been engaged in fighting yet, and we are now searching, probing for weak places in the enemy defences. Everything is still ahead.”
2024: “Our goals remain unchanged: holding our positions … exhausting the enemy by inflicting maximum losses.”
2024: “Offensives at the level of a battalion are a major rarity.”
2024: “Only changes and constant improvement of the means and methods of warfare will make it possible to achieve success on this path.”
2024: “The life and health of servicemen have always been and are the main value of the Ukrainian army.”
2024: “The situation is difficult in the direction of the enemy’s main attack. But all the necessary decisions at all levels are being made without delay.”
2025: “I can say that the president is absolutely right and this offensive has actually already begun.”
2025: “For several days, almost a week, we have been observing almost a doubling of the number of enemy attacks in all main directions (on the frontline).”
2025: “Despite the increased pressure of the Russian and North Korean army, we will hold the defence in Kursk region as long as it is appropriate and necessary.”
2025: “We have plans, of course. Victory cannot be achieved in defence — only in offence.”
2025: “While our air defense is approximately 74% effective, we must make further efforts to protect rear-area energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and logistics.”
2025: “DeepStrike’s range deep into Russian territory has already reached 1,700 kilometres. We are preparing new long-range weapons, which will indeed be used.”
2025: “Over the past year, we have killed more enemy personnel and destroyed more military equipment and infrastructure than in previous years of the war.”
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