MOSCOW, July 16. /TASS/. Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov held an emergency briefing at a Kiev drone storage site on Thursday amid nationwide rallies supporting him, according to a Suspilne News broadcast.

Fedorov confirmed that he had urged Vladimir Zelensky to dismiss Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian army Alexander Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Andrey Gnatov.

TASS has compiled the key developments.

Briefing

- Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov held an emergency briefing in Kiev, where people have taken to the streets to support him, at a site used to store drones manufactured by Ukrainian producers.