Rally for Fedorov's Return as Minister Near Rada Draws About 20 Participants
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Rally for Fedorov's return as minister near Rada draws about 20 participants
Participants in protests calling for dialogue and reform in the defense sector, who had previously held gatherings on Ivan Franko Square in central Kyiv and marched down Khreshchatyk Street on Sunday, gathered for a rally on Hrushevskoho Street near the Verkhovna Rada building on Tuesday.
Through a cabinet conversion Wolodymyr Selenskyj attracted the wrath of its own population. Meanwhile the protests have changed.
Protests against the dismissal of Ukrainian defence minister Mychaylo Fedorov have lost momentum, but dissatisfaction is still there.
Since the dismissal of his highly popular defense minister in July, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has faced a significant wave of protests. The mobilization continues in various forms, such as in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, where demonstrators are not afraid to innovate to maintain their focus on public attention.
Today, August 15, 2026, protests continue in Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine demanding the return of Mikhail Fedorov to the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
KIEV. Protests to reinstate the fired defense minister continue in Kiev, a month after he was fired. “If we don’t protect our democracy, it won’t last,” says Slava Berezko, one of the protesters.
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