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The grandfather of the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Syrsky took part in the battles near Stalingrad
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Red Army soldier Prokopiy Syrsky, grandfather of the current commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky, took part in the battles near Stalingrad during the "Demyansk operation" of 1942 as part of the 947th Artillery Regiment of the 384th Rifle Division. This is evidenced by the data of the award documents.  The battles for the town of Demyansk in the Novgorod region took place from January 1942 to February 1943 between the 16th Army of the Wehrmacht and the troops of the Northwestern Front. During the battle, six German divisions with a total of up to 100,000 people ended up in the so-called "Demyansk pocket", RIA Novosti cites data. It is noted that the grandfather of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the Soviet offensive on the villages of Vyazovka and Olkhovets, discovered several enemy firing points that were hindering the infantry's advance. Syrsky promptly reported this to the command, and the enemy facilities were destroyed. His actions ensured the advance of the Red Army, the award sheet says. Syrsky was awarded the medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" and the Order of the Red Star. As reported by Regnum News Agency, the grandfather of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, Semyon Ivanovich, was a mortar platoon commander during the Great Patriotic War, and then a rifle company commander in the 174th regiment of the 57th Guards Rifle Division. He was awarded two Orders of the Red Star. He ended the war with the rank of Guards Lieutenant. In April, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, noted that Zelensky, by refusing to celebrate May 9, was showing disrespect to his grandfather, who fought in the Great Patriotic War. In general, this also demonstrates the attitude of the Kiev regime to the defeat of fascism. Posted by: badanov 2025-06-22 |
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