Procurement reform backlash: ex‑defence minister says reforms led to his firing
Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov says his dismissal was tied to his overhaul of defence-procurement processes aimed at transparency, facing opposition from entrenched interests; Zelenskyy replaced him with Yevhenii Khmara as part of a cabinet reshuffle, while protests demanding his reinstatement have waned, and Fedorov notes his drone program and reform drive helped Ukraine in its war effort.