PoliticsUkrainians protest and Z-bloggers celebrate after Zelensky fires defense minister

News broke on the evening of July 15 that Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov would be removed from the post he had held since January. The Verkhovna Rada has not yet formally approved the dismissal. Fedorov confirmed the development and said at a press conference that he had clashed with Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrsky. Protests then took place in cities across Ukraine, with demonstrators demanding Fedorov’s reinstatement and Syrsky’s removal. People in Ukraine and abroad have continued reacting to the ouster.

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