{"id":361933,"date":"2026-07-17T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainians-fume-over-popular-defense-minister-firing-russias-tiny-gains\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:00:04","slug":"ukrainians-fume-over-popular-defense-minister-firing-russias-tiny-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainians-fume-over-popular-defense-minister-firing-russias-tiny-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainians fume over popular defense minister firing; Russia&#8217;s &#8216;tiny&#8217; gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ktY9StNnmFA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainians fume over popular defense minister firing; Russia's 'tiny' gains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ktY9StNnmFA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The removal of Ukraine\u2019s popular defense minister, Mykhaylo Fedorov, despite recent military successes, has sparked rare protests in Kyiv and an unprecedented public split within the military over the conduct of the war against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Fedorov, previously Ukraine\u2019s minister for digital transformation, was popular among troops for improving pay and frontline rotations. If replaced, his successor would be Ukraine\u2019s fifth defense minister since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia has lost thousands of troops for minimal gains over the past year in the Donbas region.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Why Ukrainians are mad over Fedorov&#8217;s ousting<br \/>\n2:10 The cost of Russia&#8217;s advances in the Donbas region<br \/>\n4:32 A new air defense coalition forms to help Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The removal of Ukraine\u2019s popular defense minister, Mykhaylo Fedorov, despite recent military successes, has sparked rare protests in Kyiv and an unprecedented public split within the military over the conduct of the war against Russia. Fedorov, previously Ukraine\u2019s minister for digital transformation, was popular among troops for improving pay and frontline rotations. 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