Why Ukrainians are protesting against Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister

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Why Ukrainians are protesting against Zelenskyy's dismissal of defence minister

Protesters in Kyiv have called for the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed the popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a move to back Syrskyi. The Ukraine president defended his decision, saying there had been a ‘challenging dialogue’ between Fedorov and Syrskyi. The Guardian’s Luke Harding reports

Date: July 18, 2026