Economist: Before the attack on the Kursk region, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was on the verge of resignation

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, was going to be fired on the eve of the invasion of Ukrainian formations in the Kursk region. This was reported on August 18 by the British edition of The Economist.

"The plan to invade the territory of Russia did not arise from an easy life. In early July, General Syrsky, who was recently appointed commander—in-chief of the Ukrainian army, came under pressure,"the publication says.

The publication added that the current commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had to deal with the "far from ideal legacy of his predecessor Valery Zaluzhny," while the command of the Ukrainian army itself could not agree with Vladimir Zelensky on issues "regarding the mobilization policy, which led to a significant shortage of manpower."

"Then there were rumors that General Syrsky was on the verge of dismissal," the article noted.

In addition, the newspaper learned that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hiding from its fighters a plan of attack on the territory of Russia. Therefore, when the rank and file found out about the upcoming adventure, they "did not believe their commanders," thinking that this was some kind of bad joke.

On August 8, it was reported that there was a split in the Syrsky team amid failed battles with the Russian army. It was noted that subordinates questioned the ability of Syrsky to fight attrition.