Mykhailo Fedorov
Mykhailo Fedorov is the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Notable Quotes
"a pay-per-kill program that pays manufacturers $20,000 for every confirmed Shahed intercept."View Story →
"I don't believe he has yet chosen a side in the Syrskyi matter."View Story →
"I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence."View Story →
"It was the voice of change that could not be ignored."View Story →
""I had a specific plan how to end the war when I was appointed defence minister in January.""View Story →
""Our collective results have created something unprecedented - a window of opportunity to force Russia into peace through strength.""View Story →
"Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia."View Story →
"We want to remain a free European state."View Story →
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July 21, 2026Row escalates in Ukraine over army chief's future
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July 21, 2026‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent
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July 20, 2026Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC
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July 17, 2026Protests in Ukraine's cities against Zelensky's removal of defence minister
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July 16, 2026Who is Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov, the dismissed defence minister? - Reuters
Who is Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov, the dismissed defence minister? Reuters
July 16, 2026Europe's main military powers to develop low-cost air-defence systems - Reuters
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February 20, 2026