米哈伊洛·费多罗夫拒绝接受乌克兰总统泽连斯基提供的替代职位，坚定要求恢复国防部长职务。[1][2]费多罗夫在今年1月被任命为国防部长，[1]但随后被撤职，引发了大规模抗议。[1]
泽连斯基曾提议费多罗夫担任副总理一职负责军事创新，但这一提议遭到拒绝。[1]费多罗夫表示，"没有其他职位拥有实际权力来打击采购腐败、完成军队改革、规划和执行对敌非对称作战。"[2]他强调，只有总统、国防部长和总司令三个职位能够决定战争进程。[1]
在担任国防部长的六个月内，费多罗夫表示其团队有"具体计划如何结束战争"，并一直在实施这些计划。[1]他因推行军事改革和"无人机军队"倡议而获得广泛支持。[1]
此后，泽连斯基撤销了总司令亚历山大·瑟斯基的职务。[1]新国防部长叶夫根尼·赫马拉已接任该职位。[1]
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's recently dismissed defence minister, has rejected a government position offered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, insisting instead on reinstatement to his former role. [1] Zelenskyy had proposed that Fedorov serve as deputy prime minister overseeing military innovation, but Fedorov declined the offer. [1]
Fedorov stated that "no other position has the actual power to combat procurement corruption, complete military reforms, and plan and execute asymmetrical operations against the enemy." [2] He emphasized that only three positions—those of president, defence minister, and commander-in-chief—can determine the course of the war. [1] According to Fedorov, his team possesses "concrete plans on how to end the war" that had been implemented during his six-month tenure as defence minister, which began in January. [1]
The removal of Fedorov has sparked widespread public backlash, with supporters launching rare wartime street protests demanding his restoration to office. [1][2] Fedorov had gained recognition for his military reforms and his "drone army" initiative. [1] Following Fedorov's dismissal, Zelenskyy subsequently removed Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrskyi from his position. [1] Yevhen Hemlya has assumed the role of new defence minister. [1]