### [2026-07-24](/feed/2026/07/24/index.md)

##### Protests against the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov
#  For the ninth consecutive day, thousands continue to protest in Kyiv, announcing that they would not cease pressuring the presidency until Mykhailo Fedorov was reinstated as Minister of Defence. 




### Sources:

1. [The Kyiv Independent](https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainians-resume-protests-demand-fedorovs-return-despite-syrskyis-dismissal/)

### Related:

1. [Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid protests over the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and appoints Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi as Syrskyi's replacement. ](/feed/2026/07/21/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-dismisses-commander-in-chief-oleksandr-syrskyi-amid-protests-over-the-removal-of.md) _Context: Mykhailo Fedorov_
2. [Protests continue for a second day in Kyiv, Ukraine, near the Presidential Office Building, demanding the return of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defence and the resignation of Oleksandr Syrskyi as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ](/feed/2026/07/17/protests-continue-for-a-second-day-in-kyiv-ukraine-near-the-presidential-office-building-demanding-the-return-of-mykh.md) _Context: Mykhailo Fedorov_
3. [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. ](/feed/2026/07/16/protests-take-place-in-kyiv-and-other-cities-across-ukraine-against-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-s-decision-to-replace.md) _Context: Mykhailo Fedorov_