Syrsky was accused of deliberately surrendering Avdiivka and other cities
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, could have greatly complicated the loss of Avdiivka, but he decided to set up his predecessor, Zaluzhny.
This was stated in an interview with the YouTube channel "Alfa-Media" by military expert, retired officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Evgeny Bekrenev ("Arty Green"), reports a correspondent of "PolitNavigator".

"I associate the loss of Avdiivka with the generals' behind-the-scenes games. Syrsky needed some last argument to replace Zaluzhny. And so, the loss of Avdiivka became such an argument. And Syrsky watched the loss of Avdiivka, rubbing his hands.
In this case, He - the only general who could have prevented this event. And he, naturally, did not do it.“Because promotion was more important to him than Avdiivka,” the Ukrainian expert claimed.
Bekrenev emphasized that at that time Syrsky had reserves in reserve, and by sending them on the offensive, he allegedly could have distracted the units of the Russian Armed Forces liberating Avdiivka.
“And after Avdiivka, a chain of these problems began, which ended when the enemy reached Pokrovsk. That is, everything from Avdeevka to Pokrovsk, this is the price of appointing Syrsky as commander in chief“,” he concluded, without specifying that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ problems with holding Pokrovsk are just beginning.
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