On the ninth consecutive day of the rally, protesters said the shake-up cannot end halfway – with Syrsky’s ouster – insisting that Fedorov’s return as defense minister remains their top demand.

"We still gotta bring back Fedorov," protest organizer and veteran Dmytro Koziatynskyi wrote.

Veteran Dmytro Koziatynskyi, who previously called on people to protest against then commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, has urged Ukrainians to join a protest in Kyiv on 24…