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[[File:Sternenko and Fedorov.PNG|right|thumb|300px|Sternenko and Fedorov.<ref>https://armyinform.com.ua/en/2026/01/23/serhii-sternenko-to-become-adviser-to-the-minister-of-defense-of-ukraine-on-increasing-uav-use-at-the-front/</ref>]]
[[File:Sternenko and Fedorov.PNG|right|thumb|300px|Sternenko and Fedorov.<ref>https://armyinform.com.ua/en/2026/01/23/serhii-sternenko-to-become-adviser-to-the-minister-of-defense-of-ukraine-on-increasing-uav-use-at-the-front/</ref>]]
'''Mykhailo Fedorov''' (b. 1991) assumed the duties of Minister of Defense of the [[Kyiv regime]] on January 14, 2026 and was fired on July 17, 2026, sparking widespread protests.
'''Mykhailo Fedorov''' (b. 1991) assumed the duties of Minister of Defense of the [[Kyiv regime]] on January 14, 2026 and was fired on July 17, 2026.
He previously served as the [[Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation]]. Fedorov has no [[military]] experience. Reports indicate he was promoted to Minister of Defense because of his work in facilitating the development of [[drone]]s with an army of technicians working at home.<ref>[https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-technology/3813030-fedorov-zaklikav-ukrainciv-skladati-fpvdroni-vdoma.html Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov called on Ukrainians to join the project of assembling FPV drones at home.] ukrinform.ua</ref><ref>A "drone factory" can be considered somebody's apartment or basement, hence making some residential dwellings valid military targets.</ref><ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/fpv-droni-stali-ryativnoyu-polichkoyu-na-fronti-operator-bpla-novini-ukrajini-50385654.html The UAV operator of the SIGNUM unit as part of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, Serhiy Zhukovin, with the call sign Schweiger, said in an interview Radio NV about the use of drones on the front line, the profession of a UAV operator, and why he does not support the idea of assembling drones at home.]</ref> Fedorov stated that the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]]' goal is to kill 50,000 Russian citizens per month.<ref>https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/defense-minister-reveals-ukraine-s-strategic-1768918936.html</ref> Fedorov appointed notorious outspoken [[Nazi]] leader [[Serhiy Sternenko]] as a chief advisor who recently stated he agrees with Fedorov and said, "Russians must be exterminated on an industrial scale."<ref>https://politnavigator.news/novyjj-sovetnik-minoborony-ukrainy-rossiyane-dolzhny-istreblyatsya-v-promyshlennykh-masshtabakh.html</ref>
He previously served as the [[Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation]]. Fedorov has no [[military]] experience. Reports indicate he was promoted to Minister of Defense because of his work in facilitating the development of [[drone]]s with an army of technicians working at home.<ref>[https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-technology/3813030-fedorov-zaklikav-ukrainciv-skladati-fpvdroni-vdoma.html Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov called on Ukrainians to join the project of assembling FPV drones at home.] ukrinform.ua</ref><ref>A "drone factory" can be considered somebody's apartment or basement, hence making some residential dwellings valid military targets.</ref><ref>[https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/fpv-droni-stali-ryativnoyu-polichkoyu-na-fronti-operator-bpla-novini-ukrajini-50385654.html The UAV operator of the SIGNUM unit as part of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, Serhiy Zhukovin, with the call sign Schweiger, said in an interview Radio NV about the use of drones on the front line, the profession of a UAV operator, and why he does not support the idea of assembling drones at home.]</ref> Fedorov stated that the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]]' goal is to kill 50,000 Russian citizens per month.<ref>https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/defense-minister-reveals-ukraine-s-strategic-1768918936.html</ref> Fedorov appointed notorious outspoken [[Nazi]] leader [[Serhiy Sternenko]] as a chief advisor who recently stated he agrees with Fedorov and said, "Russians must be exterminated on an industrial scale."<ref>https://politnavigator.news/novyjj-sovetnik-minoborony-ukrainy-rossiyane-dolzhny-istreblyatsya-v-promyshlennykh-masshtabakh.html</ref>
On February 26, 2022 Minister of Digital Transformation and [[Zelensky Regime]] Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked [[Elon Musk]] to provide [[Starlink]] service to the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/wow-elon-musk-enables-starlink-broadband-satellites-over-ukraine-after-putin-tries-to-block-internet/</ref> Traditionally, the Ukrainian army was trained according to Russian/Soviet standards. Which meant, that the officers leading their troops from the front. This had not been applied. [[The West]] took full control of Ukrainian command and control and controlled it through communication, established by Starlink.
On February 26, 2022 Minister of Digital Transformation and [[Zelensky Regime]] Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked [[Elon Musk]] to provide [[Starlink]] service to the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/wow-elon-musk-enables-starlink-broadband-satellites-over-ukraine-after-putin-tries-to-block-internet/</ref> Traditionally, the Ukrainian army was trained according to Russian/Soviet standards. Which meant, that the officers leading their troops from the front. This had not been applied. [[The West]] took full control of Ukrainian command and control and controlled it through communication, established by Starlink.
==Firing as Defense Minister==
''[[The Economist]]'' reported:<ref>https://archive.ph/tjTtC#selection-1169.447-1169.464</ref>
{{Cquote|[A]s Power Point slides were shown to the [[testosterone]]-filled room, the generals griped about [[missile]] and [[ammunition]] procurement. The focus of their criticism, Mykhailo Fedorov, the 35-year-old tech-savvy defence minister who is known—and occasionally mocked—for his [[Silicon Valley]] style presentations, responded in kind. If it wasn’t for his emergency [[drone]]-purchasing decisions at the beginning of the year, which required borrowing [[money]] earmarked for salaries, there would be no [[Crimea]]n operation to speak of. A witness to the proceedings describes “two different co-ordinate systems” in a clinch: “No common language, even if holding back from direct conflict.”
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His first six months in the job were characterised by hyperactivity and a pugnacity that put many noses out of joint. From the start, he ordered an [[audit]] of the defence ministry and [[army]] brigades that uncovered overspending of 300bn-hyrivna ($6.6bn). He subjected ministry officials to [[lie detector]]s; those who refused or failed were dismissed. And he moved some procurement to an open-tender system, which he says cut the cost of 155mm artillery shells by 16% almost immediately. At the same time his deep differences with the more [[tradition]]alist [[military]] leaders, especially its [[commander-in-chief]], [[Oleksandr Syrsky]], have rarely been far from view. It is widely known the minister angled for the general’s removal, but failed to win the president’s approval or find another way of doing it.}}
Meanwhile the core job Fedorov was hired to do, the reform of the [[TCC|recruiting system]], has made zero progress. Public attacks on [[TCC|recruitment officers]] and news of [[draft]]ees dying during the drafting process appear nearly daily.
Fedorov had gained some prominence with [[MSM|western journalist]] and ‘grant structures’ aligned with [[EU]] and [[U.S.]] [[NGO|non-government organizations]]. As soon as it was known that he would be fired they called for demonstrations. A few dozen people turned out for another ‘cardboard [[Maidan]]’.
Immediately recruitment officers appeared to check who of those protesters were eligible for [[military]] service.
Fedorov made the big mistake to think that the [[war]] should be about winning against [[Russia]]. But, as former Commander in Chief [[Valleri Zalazhny]] again warned, it is not Russia which is losing the war.
For the higher [[military]] and the [[civilian]] structures around [[Zelensky]] the only purpose of the war has long been their personal enrichment.
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