{"id":1388333,"date":"2026-06-15T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1388333"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:49:15","slug":"syrskyi-discusses-current-needs-of-afu-with-commander-of-nato-special-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/syrskyi-discusses-current-needs-of-afu-with-commander-of-nato-special-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrskyi discusses current needs of AFU with commander of NATO special mission"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a meeting with Lieutenant General Curtis Bazzard, commander of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) and the Security Assistance Group \u2013 Ukraine (SAG-U). According to <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, Syrskyi announced this on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CinCAFofUkraine\/posts\/pfbid02uQSn73HzPbmJUiMbobPJJ6jTJVs2SekDzAw9o3Nocvoids8nRzf8zr179Dv3fee2l?locale=uk_UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi briefed Bazzard on the current operational situation at the front.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe must take the strategic initiative, so we are conducting an active defense. This allows us to wear down the enemy, regain positions, and inflict maximum losses. The main goal is to make every step the enemy takes as costly as possible, using intelligence and technology where there is a shortage of equipment and personnel,\u201d Syrskyi noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The parties paid special attention to the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Syrskyi emphasized that strengthening air defense remains a priority, as it is impossible to guarantee security on the ground without control of the skies.<\/p>\n   <p>The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine thanked Bazzard for his unwavering support of Ukraine, his leadership, and his significant contribution to strengthening the capabilities of the Armed Forces. He also presented the Lieutenant General with the honorary Steel Cross award.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cStrengthening the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian troops is an effective tool for deterring the aggressor, saving the lives of our citizens, and bringing about a just peace,\u201d Syrskyi emphasized.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-losing-more-than-30-000-troops-per-month-thanks-to-ukraine-s-unmanned-systems-forces-zelenskyy\/\">Russia Losing More Than 30,000 Troops Per Month Thanks to Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a meeting &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1281635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,13,14,49,36415,55,50,36537],"tags":[76,78,72923],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1388333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-en","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-frontline-update"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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