### [2026-07-16](/feed/2026/07/16/index.md)

##### Dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov
# Protests take place in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine against president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to replace defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov with major-general Yevhenii Khmara. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx76069n3do)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-parliament-elect-new-government-amid-outcry-over-defence-chief-2026-07-16/)

### Changes:

1. Protests take place in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine against the decision by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to replace Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov with Major-General Yevhenii Khmara.  _2026-07-16 21:51:37 (First version)_
1. Protests take place in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine against president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to replace defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov with major-general Yevhenii Khmara.  _(Current version)_

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