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World📡 New York TimesBy Cassandra Vinograd, Andrew E. Kramer and Oleksandr ChubkoJul 16, 2026👁 0 views

Mass Protests Across Ukraine Oppose Ouster of Defense Minister

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Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Minister Attacks the Military’s Old Guard

Mykhailo Fedorov defended his efforts to modernize the Ukrainian armed forces as thousands of people protested his dismissal.

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  • Protesting the dismissal of Ukraine’s defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in Kharkiv on Thursday. Some of the slogans translate to “Bring back Fedorov” and “Fedorov’s dismissal is a gift to the enemy.”Credit...Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

    By Cassandra VinogradAndrew E. Kramer and Oleksandr Chubko

    Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko reported from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and Andrew Kramer from Kyiv.

    July 16, 2026Leer en español

    Ukraine’s ousted defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, issued a fervent defense on Thursday of his efforts to modernize the Ukrainian military and directly attacked the country’s top general as thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to protest Mr. Fedorov’s dismissal.

    At a news conference in Kyiv, the capital, Mr. Fedorov said that he had urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to remove his primary antagonist in the military hierarchy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander in chief, but that the president declined.

    Mr. Fedorov, who clashed repeatedly with Mr. Syrskyi while championing a high-tech vision of warfare dominated by drones, accused the commander in chief of “blocking all of our initiatives.”

    “Instead of figuring out how to defeat Russia asymmetrically,” Mr. Fedorov, 35, said, referring to the drone campaign, Mr. Syrskyi “figured out how to split the country.”

    In a social media post, Mr. Syrskyi, 60, did not directly address Mr. Fedorov’s accusations but said that the former defense minister’s news conference had been possible only because of the military’s successes in defending Ukraine. “We need to focus on the war and on an effective strategy that is currently demonstrating concrete results,” Mr. Syrskyi wrote, thanking Mr. Fedorov for his service.

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    Mr. Fedorov in Kyiv on Thursday. He was the face of the Ukrainian military’s technological innovations.Credit...Jedrzej Nowicki for The New York Times

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