Tech-veteran Fedorov to lead Ukraine's defence overhaul and air-defence push
Ukraine appointed Mykhailo Fedorov, a tech-savvy reformist, as defence minister and ordered fast, technology-driven changes to strengthen air defence, frontline supplies, and battlefield connectivity (including drones and Starlink). Zelenskiy pushed for broader mobilisation reforms as parliament extended martial law, amid a grinding Russian offensive and ongoing corruption concerns in the energy sector.