Thousands protest in Kyiv for a second day over the ouster of popular defence minister Fedorov.

  France2417 July 2026
Protesters rallied for a second day in the Ukrainian capital on Friday, angered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to fire youthful defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, seen as an innovator who pioneered the country’s successful drone warfare but clashed with the traditional military establishment.