{"id":361699,"date":"2026-07-16T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-erupt-in-ukraine-after-zelenskyy-sacks-ukraines-popular-defence-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:00:06","slug":"protests-erupt-in-ukraine-after-zelenskyy-sacks-ukraines-popular-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-erupt-in-ukraine-after-zelenskyy-sacks-ukraines-popular-defence-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests erupt in Ukraine after Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine\u2019s popular defence minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vN4KMDkdhc0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Protests erupt in Ukraine after Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine\u2019s popular defence minister\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vN4KMDkdhc0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer is in Kyiv today on one of the last foreign trips of his premiership. His meeting with the Ukrainian President comes at a time of political unrest in the country.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Kyiv and other cities today after the sudden dismissal of the country&#8217;s popular Defence Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.<\/p>\n<p> Although he had only been in post for six months, the 35-year-old been credited with transforming the defence ministry and reducing corruption. During his time in office Ukraine&#8217;s position on the batlefield had improved dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer is in Kyiv today on one of the last foreign trips of his premiership. His meeting with the Ukrainian President comes at a time of political unrest in the country. 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