Zelenskyy under growing pressure to reinstate sacked defence minister
Summary
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is under pressure to bring back Mykhailo Fedorov, the former defence minister, after widespread protests. He recently fired the military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi and replaced him, but Fedorov rejected a new government role and wants his old job back.Key Facts
- Mykhailo Fedorov was removed as Ukraine’s defence minister after six months in the role.
- Protesters demand Fedorov’s reinstatement and plan a rally outside Zelenskyy’s office in Kyiv.
- Zelenskyy replaced Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, with Mykhailo Drapatyi.
- Fedorov declined the post of deputy prime minister for technological development, insisting on returning as defence minister.
- The defence minister job is currently held by acting minister Yevhenii Khmara, a special forces commander.
- Ukrainian drones recently attacked Russian warehouses, part of efforts to damage Russia’s economy amid the war.
- Drapatyi plans to intensify military operations and develop new technology to improve the Ukrainian army.
- The leadership crisis in Ukraine’s military comes from a clash between a younger moderniser (Fedorov) and an older traditionalist (Syrskyi).
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