Protests broke out across Ukraine Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to allegedly appease his top military general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, with troops warning that the political spat could spell doom in the front lines.
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Protests broke out across Ukraine Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to allegedly appease his top military general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, with troops warning that the political spat could spell doom in the front lines.
Rare protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday over the dismissal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv's top general spilled into the open during the president's second overhaul of his wartime cabinet in a year. Protests broke out across Ukraine Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to allegedly appease his top military general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, with troops warning that the political spat could spell doom in the front lines.
France 24 English reported the story as "Zelensky's dismissal of Ukraine's defence chief sparks political crisis." New York Post reported the story as "Zelensky fires defense minister credited with beefing up Ukraine's successful drone strategy — sparking protests."
2 sources have covered this story, including New York Post and France 24 English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 21 hours ago.
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