Rallies in support of sacked Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov have exposed a political challenge for Zelenskyy.

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

“It was a great honour to serve the Ukrainian people as defence minister," Fedorov said on Wednesday evening, confirming his dismissal amid Zelenskyy’s government reshuffle. While…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as the country's minister of defense after just six months in office.

Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced his resignation on Wednesday as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's cabinet reshuffle, stepping down after overseeing a…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the…

Fedorov è l'artefice delle innovazioni con droni, robot e attacchi a lungo raggio, ma non è stato riconfermato in un rimpasto del governo ucraino

Amid a sweeping government reshuffle in Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov has lost his job despite recent military successes – sparking a public protest and…

Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was considered a technological wizard with huge public support.

Mykhailo Fedorov’s six months in office coincided with a dramatic improvement in Ukraine’s position on the battlefield

The move sparked some to call for a peaceful protest and comes shortly after Ukraine's parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

Mykhailo Fedorov had led technological innovations at the ministry. | World News

The air force’s deputy commander has resigned in protest, calling Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal ‘a great evil’ for Ukraine’s defence.

Ukraine's dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov accused Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi of obstructing military reform and "splitting the country", telling reporters in…

Mykhailo Fedorov set out to transform Ukraine's military into a modern fighting force. Soldiers praised many of his reforms.

Fedorov, 35, is the last remaining minister to have held positions in all of Zelensky’s governments

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Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov was just six months in the role before his ambitious drive to reform the military led to unreconciliable clashes with the…

Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov served just six months before his ambitious drive to reform the military led to irreconcilable clashes with the country's top…

President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders

The ousted minister was widely credited with pioneering Ukraine's successful drone technology but frequently clashed with the traditional military establishment.