The drone king is Ukraine’s new defense minister. He promised interesting news on the front

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had ordered 34-year-old Fedorov to quickly implement decisions to protect Ukraine’s skies, boost supply to the frontline and introduce other technological solutions aimed at halting the Russian advance.

The exhausted Ukrainian army is outnumbered in manpower and weaponry on the battlefield. Russian forces are constantly advancing in the eastern Donetsk region and are trying to break through the defense lines in the south and northeast.

Given that diplomatic efforts to end the war have not yielded tangible results, Kiev needs to strengthen its armed forces, which have about a million people.

Zelenskiy said that “much more significant changes” are needed in the system of mobilization of soldiers. “Several decisions have been made to ensure a fairer distribution of personnel between combat brigades,” he said.

Fedorov is moreć played an important role in the high-tech response to the Russian invasion as first deputy prime minister and minister of digital transformation.

In addition to strengthening defense efforts, Ukraine needs to implement major changes to stabilize its weakened energy sector. Parliament appointed former Prime Minister Denis Šmihal as the new Minister of Energy.

His predecessor was ousted in November after anti-corruption agencies uncovered a scandal in which $100 million was stolen from Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company.

Both new ministers took office weeks after a corruption scandal in the energy sector caused Ukraine’s biggest wartime political crisis and led to widespread public anger at the Ukrainian government.

After that, Zelensky fired several security officials and appointed a popular spy chief as head of his office.