Mykhailo Fedorov, credited with transforming the ministry, ousted in reshuffle after six months in post
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s popular defence minister, despite pleas from foreign partners and civil society for him to keep his job, as part of wide-ranging government reshuffle.
In a post on Telegram Mykhailo Fedorov announced that he was leaving his position, saying it had been a “great honour” to serve the Ukrainian people. He was widely credited with transforming the defence ministry and reducing corruption.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Luke Harding in Kyiv and Artem Mazhulin.
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