Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has defended changes to Ukraine’s defence leadership after announcing Maj-Gen Yevhenii Khmara, acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), as acting defence minister following the departure of Mykhailo Fedorov.
The decision prompted protests in Kyiv and other cities, while Fedorov confirmed he had recommended replacing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, citing disagreements over military strategy and reform.
Key developments:
- Zelenskyy acknowledged longstanding tensions between the Defence Ministry and military leadership.
- Maj-Gen Yevhenii Khmara was named acting defence minister.
- Parliament approved Serhiy Koretsky as prime minister after Yuliia Svyrydenko resigned.
- Fedorov declined an offer to remain as a presidential adviser.
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