Mykhailo Fedorov
Former Minister of Defence of Ukraine
Government of Ukraine
Country: Ukraine
Former Minister of Defence of Ukraine since January 2026. Previously served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation (2019–2026), architect of the Diia platform and Ukraine's wartime digital innovations.
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