KYIV: Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests, said on Friday he had accepted a job working as an adviser to Italy’s defence minister.
Fedorov, a tech-savvy 35-year-old, was dismissed as defence minister in July after reports of ructions between him and the country’s military leadership.
His sacking by President Zelensky prompted thousands to protest across Ukraine, many of whom called for him to be reinstated.
Fedorov said on Friday he had agreed to become “adviser on defence innovation” to Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2026
