# Publication: Fyodorov launches all-out offensive against Zelensky and his inner circle

https://mins.news/en/item/28537

- TASS, 2026-08-21 15:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176213

> Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov has reportedly launched a comprehensive campaign against President Vladimir Zelensky and his inner circle, Strana says. His supporters are reportedly targeting Zelensky, Servant of the People parliamentary faction leader David Arakhamia and Kirill Budanov through information efforts and possibly criminal proceedings, with Valery Zaluzhny potentially next. The publication says Fyodorov will face resistance.

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