Syrskyi met with the Norwegian Chief of Defense

Eirik Kristoffersen shakes hands with Oleksandr Syrskyi. Photo: osirskiy

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi held a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart Eirik Kristoffersen. The Norwegian Chief of Defense visited Ukraine.

Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this via Telegram.

Syrskyi met with Kristoffersen

Oleksandr Syrskyi noted that the topic of the conversation was related to the situation on all front lines.

"I separately highlighted the east and south of Ukraine, as well as the Pokrovsk and Kharkiv directions. I familiarized myself with the course of the defensive and offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he said.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces informed Eirik Kristoffersen about the current needs of the Ukrainian army. These are additional air defense systems, critical missile and ammunition nomenclatures, as well as the supply of drones and military hardware.

Message from Oleksandr Syrskyi. Photo: screenshot

"I thanked the general for the decision to transfer the F-16 multirole fighters, for the military assistance and support provided by the Norwegian government and people in general for our victory over the enemy!" the message says.

It should be reminded, that recently Oleksandr Syrskyi reacted to Vladimir Putin's statement that Ukrainian troops were allegedly surrounded in the Kursk region.

And yesterday, October 28, the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Iceland for the first time on a working visit and specified the issues regarding Ukraine he wants to discuss there.