A former adviser to dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has accused Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi of covering up friendly-fire incidents and the deliberate weakening of some Ukrainian brigades in the face of Russian assaults. Sternenko's livestream comes two days after Fedorov's dismissal as defense minister, a move that caused a seismic political shock in Ukraine. It also comes a day after Fedorov himself held a press conference and admitted he pushed for Syrskyi to be replaced,

Serhii Sternenko and Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov have announced that they are no longer advisers to Ukraine's defence minister following Mykhailo Fedorov's departure.

Sources say Zelensky could no longer tolerate the dispute between Fedorov and Syrsky over technology, procurement and battlefield priorities.