# Ukraine’s combat capability declined after Fyodorov, Syrsky departures, MP says

https://mins.news/en/item/36406

- TASS, 2026-08-29 03:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179207

> Yury Barbashov, a deputy of the Kherson Regional Duma, said Vladimir Zelensky’s removal of Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov and Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky harmed the army and reduced Ukraine’s combat capability. He said Fyodorov had become an alternative to Zelensky in Ukrainians’ public consciousness, posing a real threat to the head of the Kiev regime.

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