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KYIV: Thousands of people demonstrated in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Friday to demand the reinstatement of the young and tech-savvy defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was sacked two weeks ago.
Fedorov, 35, was appointed in January on a mandate to modernise and digitise the Ukrainian military. He was removed after months of behind-the-scenes clashes with the army command, who he said resisted his calls to change.
His removal triggered a wave of protests that pushed President Volodymyr Zelensky to also replace army’s commander Oleksandr Syrsky, seen as Fedorov’s rival.
Several thousands marched in central Kyiv on Friday evening, chanting Fedorov’s name and calling: “Bring him back!”.
