Mykhailo Fedorov was dismissed as Ukraine’s defense minister on Wednesday, following the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, a decision that came amid President Volodymyr Zelensky’s broader reshuffle of the Cabinet. Members of parliament Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk and Yaroslav Zhelezniak said Zelensky is expected to nominate Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko for the post, RBC-Ukraine reported. Sources within the ruling Servant of the People party told Ukrainska Pravda that Zelensky informed lawmakers of the decision during a closed-door meeting focused on the government reshuffle.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “He [Zelensky] said that ideally both Fedorov and [Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr] Syrsky should be dismissed, but he can’t do that right now,” one of the meeting participants told Ukrainska Pravda. Conflict with military leadership cited as dismissal factor According to sources from Ukrainska Pravda, Zelensky told the faction that Fedorov has an unresolved systemic conflict with Syrskyi and army leadership. The friction between them was framed as centering on Fedorov’s proposals to overhaul how the Defense Ministry operates, a tension reflecting differing approaches between a younger technocrat and more traditional military leadership. Fedorov’s tenure at the ministry began in January 2026 and lasted only seven months. Part of a wider cabinet overhaul Most recently, Zelensky announced Svyrydenko would step down as prime minister, with Serhiy Koretskyi, the current head of Naftogaz, expected to take her place.