Thousands of protesters gathered in central Kyiv on Friday for the ninth consecutive day, demanding that Mykhailo Fedorov be returned as defense minister and calling for the continuation of military reforms. Around 2,000–3,000 people gathered at Franko Square, with more protesters continuing to arrive. Demonstrators chanted Fedorov’s name and repeated the rally’s main slogan: “You messed up – fix it.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. (Photo by Sergii Kostezh / Kyiv Post) Protesters said they were satisfied with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to remove Oleksandr Syrsky from his position as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – a move they had previously called for. However, protesters said the shake-up cannot end halfway, insisting that Fedorov’s return as defense minister remains their top demand. (Photo by Sergii Kostezh / Kyiv Post) The rallies began after Fedorov’s removal on July 15 and have become the longest-running demonstrations in Ukraine directly linked to a wartime personnel decision.
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