he recent dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov highlights a strategic disagreement over military modernization, sparking public protests and a broader government reshuffle.

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…

By firing popular Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, President Volodymyr Zelensky has shown his support for Ukraine's military old guard.