“The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi summarized the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025, stating that the full-scale war did not stop the reforms and development of the army, and the identified tasks should ensure the strengthening of defense capabilities in 2026.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Syrskyi, summing up the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025
Details: According to him, one of the key areas was the corps reform. During 2025, 16 corps were formed in the Armed Forces. Currently, the second stage of the reform is in progress – the regrouping of brigades where the situation allows, so that the corps get their own sets of troops in the designated areas of responsibility.
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Also, according to the commander-in-chief, the armed forces have significantly strengthened the drone component – both in the Unmanned Systems Forces and in other types and branches of the military. In 2025, the Unmanned Air Defense Forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were created and three echelons of interception of the “Shaheed” were deployed.
In addition, new types of troops are being formed in Ukraine – Cyber forces and Assault troops.
Syrskyi also provided data on the losses of Russian troops. According to him, the “million mark” was crossed in the summer of 2025, and as of the end of the year, the number of neutralized occupiers exceeded 1.2 million people.
As the Commander-in-Chief noted, 719 targets were hit in the depths of Russian territory as part of the Deep Strike operations, which, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, caused the aggressor military and military-economic losses of approximately 15 billion dollars.
Separately, Syrsky stopped at the protection of the sky. According to his data, during the year, Russian troops carried out 624 missile and air strikes, of which 52 were massed. Air defense forces destroyed or neutralized 27,367 Shahed droneshttps://www.pravda.com.ua/”Geran”, 916 cruise missiles, 164 ballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as 207 guided aerial bombs. At the same time, he emphasized the need to strengthen mine-explosive barriers and anti-drone protection.
According to Syrskyi, the problems are known, and they are working on their solution. He announced that he had determined the tasks for all military administration bodies for 2026.
Direct speech: “This year will also be difficult, but we will definitely overcome both the difficulties and the Russian aggressor.
I sincerely thank the Ukrainian soldiers, sergeants and officers who selflessly hold the front and destroy the eternal enemy. The struggle for Ukraine continues.”