Protesters Support Fired Minister
Thousands rallied across Ukraine against Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal, with residents in several cities demanding he be reinstated.
- On Thursday, July 16, thousands of Ukrainians protested across Kyiv and other cities demanding the reinstatement of Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, who was dismissed just six months into his role.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Fedorov's removal on Wednesday, reportedly planning to replace him with Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko amid reported tensions with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
- Protesters in Kropyvnytskyi, Odesa, and Mykolaiv carried signs reading "Bring Fedorov back" and "Sacking Fedorov is like shooting yourself in the foot," reflecting public opposition to the reshuffle.
- The Verkhovna Rada backed a resolution on July 14 for Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko's resignation, triggering the automatic resignation of the entire Cabinet and compounding government instability.
- Zelenskyy previously reassigned then-army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi to the United Kingdom in 2024, establishing a pattern of high-level personnel moves; Fedorov was viewed by supporters as an effective wartime leader championing drone warfare.
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To the general surprise, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decided to separate himself from his very popular defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. Since then, the grunt has grown in the country, military and citizens...
The resignation of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has deeply divided Ukraine. Thousands took to the streets, fearing that Kyiv is losing its greatest weapon: innovation. Behind the political storm lies a crucial choice: will Ukraine continue to wage the war of the future, or will it revert to the past?
Since the popular defense minister Mychaylo Fedorov lost his job, he has been demonstrated for him in many cities of Ukraine. There is also a cultural struggle behind it and the hope that he will be able to turn the tide around.
Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv and several other cities across the country to protest the departure of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, considered one of the architects of the modernization of the Ukrainian army.
For many Ukrainians, Mychaylo Fedorov is considered a political star of the new generation. As a digital minister, he had introduced the mobile phone application Dija, which makes many government channels superfluous. As a defense minister, he relied on drones and the switching off of the Starlink satellite Internet for Russian invaders. After a few months in office, he had to go in the course of a government reconstruction, leading to road prot…
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