 Parents of Ukraine's new top general live in Russia. The parents and brother of Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, Alexander Sirsky, are living in Russia. Multiple Russian news outlets report, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had chosen Sirsky to replace his top general Valery Zeluzny. The reshuffle takes place months after the failed Ukrainian counter-offensive and amid the deteriorating situation on the battlefield. General General Sirsky was born in Russia's western Vladimir region when both Russia and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union. His brother Oleg still resides in the eponymous provincial capital news agency TASS revealed. Oleg told reporters that he has not spoken to his close relative in years. I don't communicate with him. I don't even know where he is. Oleg told TASS, I don't know anything about him. It's been a very long time since he moved to Ukraine. According to their social media accounts, Sirsky's parents regularly attend celebrations of Russia's victory in World War II and have liked some pro-Moscow content online. The posts reportedly liked by Sirsky's mother include a message wishing good health to President Vladimir Putin. Alexander Sirsky graduated from a military academy in Moscow and was serving in Ukraine when it declared independence in 1991. Sirsky has maintained a relatively low profile compared to his predecessor Zaluzny, who often spoke to domestic and foreign press and has written several essays about the conflict.