{"id":363615,"date":"2026-07-22T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-zelenskyy-sacked-ukraines-most-senior-defence-figures-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:41","slug":"why-has-zelenskyy-sacked-ukraines-most-senior-defence-figures-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-zelenskyy-sacked-ukraines-most-senior-defence-figures-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has Zelenskyy sacked Ukraine\u2019s most senior defence figures? This is Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Az2vn06zTU0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why has Zelenskyy sacked Ukraine\u2019s most senior defence figures? This is Why.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Az2vn06zTU0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just Andy Burnham who&#8217;s been purging politicians from government. <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a wartime power struggle in Ukraine, where Volodymyr Zelenskyy ousted his top army commander Oleksandr Syrskyi \u2013 before trying to bring the country&#8217;s former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov back into government, just days after dismissing him. <\/p>\n<p>The sacking of Fedorov led to almost a week of nationwide unrest and represents one of the biggest political crises since Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>So, what does all this mean for Ukraine&#8217;s ongoing struggle for survival? Niall Paterson is joined by Sky&#8217;s military analyst Professor Michael Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for Niall? 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