Ukraine’s innovative defense minister ousted, sparking protests
Amid a sweeping government reshuffle in Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov has lost his job despite recent military successes – sparking a public protest and discord within the armed forces.
Fedorov’s removal came as Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to arrive.
Pavlo Yelizarov, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force and a renowned drone unit commander, submitted his resignation in protest at the decision, saying Fedorov’s removal was a “great evil for the country’s defense capability.
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