Sources in political and military circles report plans to dismiss the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Colonel Vadim Sukharevskiy, from his post. However, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denies this information.
Sources in political and military circles report plans to dismiss the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Colonel Vadim Sukharevskiy, from his post. However, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denies this information.
According to available information, discussions on the issue of dismissing the Commander of the SBS within the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been ongoing for several months, writes «Military», citing sources in military-political circles. The issue is about sending Sukharevsky to command a newly created army corps, but they have not yet named which one.
Vadym Sukharevskyi, who in 2014 took part in the first battle of the Donbas war and is called the legendary brigade commander of the 59th Yakov Handziuk Brigade, has led the Unmanned Systems Forces since their creation in the summer of 2024. He was appointed commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces on June 10, 2024. Previously, he held the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On April 13, 2014, he took part in the first battle of the war in Donbass, near Semenivka. Then, Senior Lieutenant Sukharevskiy opened fire from his armored personnel carrier on Igor Girkin’s militants who were attacking fighters of the SBU’s special forces unit «Alpha».
Military man, analyst and communications specialist Serhiy «Flash» publicly refused to comment on the topic of Sukharevsky’s release, referring to questions from «Censor».
«I refuse. Journalists say: it’s a pity, everyone refuses for some reason. They refuse because this whole long story with the SBS is based on gossip, speculation, personal versions. No adequate and decent person on the topic of events will delve into all this and give comments. We are simply doing our own job in the fight against the enemy, political intrigues and the schedules of the country’s military-political forces and their discussion do not interest us,» Serhiy «Flash» stated.
UPD: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the information about the dismissal of Vadym Sukharevsky.
The statement notes that his candidacy was considered when «forming the organizational core» and appointing the leadership of new army corps.
«However, the information disseminated by some media about the alleged transfer of Vadym Sukharevsky to another position in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not true,» the General Staff emphasized.
Currently, Colonel Sukharevsky will continue to serve as the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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