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Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister, saying some of his actions were misguided

Zelenskyy said Fedorov’s dismissal followed mass protests and a Starlink dispute, while Ukraine faces a $27 billion defense budget shortfall.

  • Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov demanded President Volodymyr Zelensky explain his awareness of alleged corruption within his inner circle, following anti-corruption probes into senior Presidential Office officials.
  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor are investigating an alleged money-laundering scheme dubbed 'Forest Gump' and 'Themis,' involving senior officials and unauthorized property takeovers.
  • Detectives searched the home of Iryna Mudra, deputy head of the Presidential Office, regarding the case, which allegedly involved 150 million hryvnias used to pay bail for defendants in a separate scheme.
  • Zelensky argued that voting without a cease-fire would be 'a tsunami for the state,' dismissing Fedorov's call for wartime elections as a dangerous idea that could fracture the country.
  • Ukraine faces a $57 billion budget gap and a 44% increase in civilian casualties this year, with at least 1,839 killed and more than 10,000 injured, complicating Zelensky's management of internal rifts.
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Deposed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is the first person from the top of Ukrainian politics to speak out on a topic that remains unpopular - elections. Many have called the call unrealistic and accused him of a failed attempt to enter politics.

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Новое Время broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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