Washington Post16 Jul, 2026 07:06 PM4 mins to readFormer Ukrainian Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov, who has been replaced after infighting among military chiefs. Photo / Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, prompting protests in Kyiv over fear that his removal will jeopardise the war effort just as Ukraine is scoring victories on the front line.
Although Zelenskyy did not announce it, Fedorov and members of the President’s Servant
