Title: Serhiy: Ukraine Needs to Innovate New Combat Methods

The new Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced today, in his first public statements since taking office, that the armed forces "need to adapt and innovate new methods of combat to achieve victory over the Russian invaders." Syrskyi emphasized that "the continuous change and improvement of means and methods of warfare is the only way to achieve success," highlighting drones and electronic warfare as examples of new technologies that could help Ukraine achieve victory. Syrskyi, who was previously the commander of the ground forces, successfully led the defense of the Ukrainian capital at the onset of the Russian invasion and the swift counteroffensive in the northeast, marking some of the biggest successes in the first year of the war. Syrskyi faced criticism from some Ukrainian soldiers during the defense of the eastern town of Bakhmut, where thousands were killed on both sides before Kyiv's forces withdrew in May 2023.