Zelensky appoints new interim Minister of Defence
The outgoing Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, 40, who held office for a year - had taken office in mid-July 2025 -, resigned
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Both parties did not find it," said the Ukrainian Head of State. On Wednesday, Fedorov resigned from the position of Defense Minister, which he held for only six months, due to disagreements with the Chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Sirsky, who accused of seeking to divide Ukraine. “Instead of looking for a way to defeat Russia asymmetrically, which is part of the commander-in-chief’s mission, he [General Syrskyi] found a way to divide the country we live in today,” said Fedorov. The now former Defense Minister spoke to journalists during a press conference in Kiev, shortly after demonstrations took place in several major Ukrainian cities in favour of his stay in the executive.
Furthermore, Faced with this situation, Volodymyr Zelensky called for the preservation of the unit in military command. The President of Ukraine appointed this Thursday Yevgeny Khmara, a career officer of the Ukrainian secret services, as interim Minister of Defense, after the controversial departure of his predecessor, Mykhailo Fedorov, consummated on Wednesday.
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Both parties did not find it," said the Ukrainian Head of State.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOn Wednesday, Fedorov resigned from the position of Defense Minister, which he held for only six months, due to disagreements with the Chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Sirsky, who accused of seeking to divide Ukraine. “Instead of looking for a way to defeat Russia asymmetrically, which is part of the commander-in-chief’s mission, he [General Syrskyi] found a way to divide the country we live in today,” said Fedorov.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe now former Defense Minister spoke to journalists during a press conference in Kiev, shortly after demonstrations took place in several major Ukrainian cities in favour of his stay in the executive.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFaced with this situation, Volodymyr Zelensky called for the preservation of the unit in military command.
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The President of Ukraine appointed this Thursday Yevgeny Khmara, a career officer of the Ukrainian secret services, as interim Minister of Defense, after the controversial departure of his predecessor, Mykhailo Fedorov, consummated on Wednesday.
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