Crowds gathered in Ukraine's major cities on July 16 after news broke that Mykhaylo Fedorov, the country's widely respected defense minister, had been dismissed.
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July 16, 2026 14:52 CET
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Crowds gathered in Ukraine's major cities on July 16 after news broke that Mykhaylo Fedorov, the country's widely respected defense minister, had been dismissed.
Crowds gather in a square outside the Kyiv offices of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 16 to protest the firing of Ukraine's defense minister, Mykhaylo Fedorov, the previous day.
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