A conflict has arisen between the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

A public conflict broke out between the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mikhail Fedorov, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, over control over arms purchases. This was reported on May 24 in the Russian law enforcement agencies.

"There is a public conflict in Ukraine between Minister Fedorov and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky. The reason was the control over arms purchases. The head of the defense department is trying to completely remove regular military personnel from supporting the army," TASS quoted the text of the message.

According to the source, Fedorov allegedly advocates the refusal to purchase artillery pieces, ammunition for them, and mortars. The law enforcement agencies also stated that the minister was associated with companies producing unmanned systems, while Syrsky allegedly "earned" by purchasing ammunition from "trusted suppliers."

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