Mykhailo Fedorov's modern, innovative approach clashed with the thinking of the top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Fedorov seen as a "barrier to interests seeking to profit from Ukraine’s vast wartime defense budget."

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked Mykhaylo Fedorov as defense minister, a dramatic shakeup of his Cabinet that sent shockwaves through Ukrainian political and military circles…