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Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says
Fedorov says Ukraine needs a unified wartime plan and faster adoption of AI-controlled drones, interceptor missiles and ballistic missiles to regain momentum.
- On Aug 25, 2026, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters that Ukraine is slowly losing the war against Russia, warning that Kyiv has a window of several months to make key decisions to turn the tide.
- Fedorov, a reformer dismissed last month, criticized the Ukrainian state for operating at "5% effectiveness," arguing the country lacks an overall vision to win the four-year-old conflict and fails to innovate.
- While Russia continues slowly crawling forward in the Donbas, Ukraine faces critical shortages of interceptors, leaving factories and warehouses vulnerable to missile attacks it is mostly unable to counter.
- Demanding wartime elections to address a "systemic" governance crisis, Fedorov rocked Ukrainian politics last week; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the call, arguing it could destroy the nation under martial law.
- In an interview on Monday, Fedorov emphasized developing autonomous AI-guided drones and ballistic missiles, noting a brief window exists to press operations isolating Russian-occupied Crimea before Russia adapts.
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The dismissed defense minister Mychailo Fedorov sees his country at a turning point. Kiev had only a few months to correct failures.
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Mykhailo Fedorov believes that Ukraine lacks a comprehensive vision of how to win the four-year war.
The dismissed Ukrainian defence minister Mychaylo Fedorov warns of a defeat in the war against Russia. Without rapid strategic reforms, the country has only a short window of time to turn.
·Berlin, Germany
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The dismissed defense minister Mychailo Fedorov sees his country at a turning point. Kiev had only a few months to correct failures.
·Berlin, Germany
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