Defense ministry operations remain steady as Fedorov’s team stays on — MOD official
The transition to a new defense minister caused no critical disruptions to operations because former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's team stayed on at the agency, NATO expert and Deputy Head of the Defense Ministry's Public Anti-corruption Council Tetiana Nikolaenko told Radio NV on September 28.
The defense ministry's operations continued uninterrupted following Mykhailo Fedorov's departure as defense minister, according to Tetiana Nikolaenko, a NATO expert and Deputy Head of the Defense Ministry's Public Anti-corruption Council. Nikolaenko clarified that the team of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov remained at the agency, stating that "only the minister himself left."
She emphasized that the team's continuity, including procurement professionals like Mstyslav Banik and Artem Romaniukov, prevented any significant disruptions. Additionally, Anna Gvozdyar, who previously worked at the Ministry of Defence, returned as a deputy minister, joining the majority of Fedorov's team who stayed put. Despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointing Yevhenii Khmara as the new defense minister on August 19, Fedorov rejected all other ministerial roles, insisting on retaining his position.
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