Fact Check: Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the situation at the front and the active operations in Sumy Oblast during Zelenskyy's evening address on October 10, 2023.

Fact Check: "Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the situation at the front and the active operations in Sumy Oblast during Zelenskyy's evening address on October 10, 2023."

What We Know

The claim states that Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the front situation and active operations in Sumy Oblast during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's evening address on October 10, 2023. However, a review of the available sources indicates that this specific report did not occur on that date.

1. On October 10, 2023, President Zelenskyy did deliver an evening address, but the details of the report from Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi were not specifically mentioned in relation to that date. Instead, reports from the same timeframe focus on ongoing military operations and the general situation in the Sumy region, but not on a specific address by Syrskyi on that date (source-1).

2. The reports from the President's official website and other news outlets indicate that while Syrskyi has been active in reporting on military operations, the specific claim about his report during Zelenskyy's address on October 10 is not substantiated (source-2, source-4).

Analysis

The claim lacks support from credible sources. The President's official communications do not confirm that Syrskyi reported specifically on October 10, 2023. Instead, they discuss the ongoing military situation in general terms, without pinpointing a specific report from Syrskyi during that evening's address.

1. The official website of the President of Ukraine provides a timeline of speeches and reports, which do not indicate that a report from Syrskyi was made during Zelenskyy's evening address on the claimed date. This suggests that the claim may be based on a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the timing of events.

2. Other sources, such as Ukrinform, confirm that while there were discussions about military operations in the Sumy region, they do not specifically attribute a report to Syrskyi during the evening address on October 10.

3. The reliability of the sources used to verify this claim is high, as they include official communications from the Ukrainian government and reputable news outlets. However, the absence of a specific report on the claimed date raises questions about the accuracy of the assertion.

Conclusion

The claim that "Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the situation at the front and the active operations in Sumy Oblast during Zelenskyy's evening address on October 10, 2023" is False. The evidence does not support the assertion that such a report was made during that specific address, and credible sources do not confirm this occurrence.

Sources

1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy Visited the Border Area of the Sumy Region and ...
2. Speeches — Official web site of the President of Ukraine
3. Kursk offensive (2024–2025)
4. Zelensky: Russians being pushed back from border areas in Sumy region
5. Zelenskyy announces liberation of Andriivka in Sumy Oblast
6. Syrskyi reported to Zelenskyi on the situation at the front: where ...
7. 'Slowly Pushing the Occupiers Back': Zelensky Says ...