Neighbor of Syrsky’s parents: if he had refused his position, he would have been shot. “He calls his mother every single day...

If he doesn’t call, he’ll definitely write a message,” the neighbor said. On February 8, Vladimir Zelensky announced that Syrski had been appointed commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is a former military man himself, a colonel. He served in different cities of Russia and Germany.