🧵 Key takeaways from Fedorov’s briefing today. It was a unique moment – in 4.5 years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, no official has ever spoken this honestly.
Fedorov began with 11 problems haunting the Ukrainian military system: 1. We are fighting at the tactical level 2. The corps system has not become fully operational 3. Brigades and corps have been split apart 4. No one is responsible for anything 5. Supplies are not distributed through the corps
6. Commanders are constantly being replaced 7. Isolation and toxic treatment of those who are developing 8. It is impossible to implement any systemic project 9. Human capital is being erased without analysis 10. Blocking initiatives and “bureaucratic crossfire” 11. Constant lying On results - Drones caused up to 95% of enemy losses. - Shahed interceptors reached 70–90% effectiveness. - 12,000 ground robots were contracted – 50,000 planned. - Auchan operation destroyed 700+ vehicles and 250 artillery systems. - Tenders saved $100m+ and cut prices by 20–30%. On the distribution of drones Ukraine bought more drones in 5 months than in the previous year, but troops saw little impact because the General Staff kept distribution under manual control. Even basic allocation quotas took 4 months to approve. On conflict with Syrskyi - Fedorov accepted Zelensky’s choice and was ready to work with Syrskyi - Syrskyi has always avoided direct talks, using backchannels - Reforms stalled; documents went unsigned - Syrskyi’s ultimatum was the breaking point On TCCs and mobilisation reform - TCCs answer to the Ground Forces and the General Staff - Chaos and abuse destroy trust - Strong units (3rd Corps, Khartiya) still attract volunteers - Reform needs fixed terms, clear contracts, transfers, and support - The General Staff must help implement it On strong commanders Fedorov says effective commanders faced reprimands, delayed appointments, forced transfers, and isolation. He cites Drapatyi, “Lazar,” and “Flint” as examples of leaders and units that were punished despite strong battlefield results. On corruption - Drone procurement became data-driven – 80% direct, 20% via tenders - Competition has already saved over $100m - Fedorov stopped questionable contracts - Private firms influenced ministry appointments - One deal had a 200–300% margin. On media attacks - Fedorov asks who bought the Trukha TG channel for ₴1bn - Trukha targeted him and tied him to every TCC scandal - He links attacks to probes of his team - He asks who funded Hetmantsev’s year-long campaign - He says the police failed to act and urged journalists to investigate On Zelenskyy - Fedorov remains loyal to Zelenskyy - He accepted his decision to keep Syrskyi - Credits Zelenskyy with driving defence-tech reform - Calls disagreements different approaches, not a split - Still believes Zelenskyy will do a right choice Full transcript of Fedorov’s speech and Q&A is below. Available in two languages. 🇺🇦: docs.google.com 🇺🇸: docs.google.com
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