Ousted Ukrainian defense minister clashes with army chief over reform

Dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov accused Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi of blocking military reform and "splitting the country." The feud exposed tension between civilian oversight and military command. Fedorov, a 35-year-old reformist appointed in January 2026, is gone; whether his reforms survive now depends on his unnamed successor.