.@FedorovMykhailo, who was ousted as Ukraine’s defense minister last month, tells CBS News’ @aidan_stretch that isolating Crimea “could be our key” to defeating Russia. Fedorov says Ukraine needs to keep changing its tactics, scale up drone strikes and stay ahead of Russia in what he calls a “technological war.”

.@FedorovMykhailo who was ousted as Ukraine’s defense minister last month, tells CBS News’ @aidan_stretch that he remains in contact with Elon Musk as Ukraine considers using Starlink to target Russian ballistic missile sites. Fedorov says such a move “could be a game-changer” for Ukraine, which he says does not have enough Patriot missiles to defend against Russia’s ballistic launches. Fedorov also credited Musk and SpaceX with cutting off Russia’s use of Starlink, saying the move helped protect Ukraine’s air defenses and “saved thousands of lives.” He says he still communicates with Musk regularly.

Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed as Ukraine’s defence minister in July, broke a taboo with a video in which he challenged Volodymyr Zelensky to hold elections and called out corruption. Government insiders sense that a reckoning is coming

Mykhailo Fedorov, who previously served as digital transformation minister, built a reputation as the driving force behind Ukraine’s defence technology push and drone development.

MUSK HAD PREVIOUSLY TOLD FEDOROV HE WAS OPEN TO ALLOWING UKRAINE TO USE STARLINK-EQUIPPED DRONES AGAINST RUSSIAN TARGETS. BUT HE SAID THE DECISION WAS POLITICAL AND NEEDED TO BE MADE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.