# Reality sets in for Ukraine’s former defense chief, Russian envoy says

https://mins.news/en/item/32433

- TASS, 2026-08-25 23:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177683

> Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov’s admission that Kyiv is gradually losing ground to Russia shows that reality has finally set in. Dmitriev added that false narratives are collapsing and blame for failures is beginning in Ukraine.

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