Zelensky Fires ‘Reformist’ Defense Minister Fedorov, and Now There’s Reported Turmoil in the Ukrainian Military
July 16, 2026
Fedorov reportedly had a troublesome relationship with Top General Syrsky.
Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky continues with his latest government reshuffle, this time dismissing the popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, generating turmoil and even calls for protests.
Fedorov brought a technology overhaul to Ukraine’s military but was also known for clashing with top generals.
Politico reported:
“The government resigned earlier this week, and Zelensky will not submit Fedorov’s name as the next defense minister, an MP from the ruling Servant of the People party told POLITICO after a faction meeting on Wednesday.
‘The reasons are obvious: conflict with army command and failed military mobilization reform’, the MP said on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal political issues. They added that they supported Zelensky’s decision, saying: ‘Fedorov did only an imitation of reforms, just slides’.”
In the meantime, Ukrainian press reports that Zelensky’s dismissal of Fedorov is drawing a ‘wave of criticism from soldiers, veterans, and civil society figures.’
The Kiev Independent reported:
“Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a war veteran who was a leading organizer of last summer’s mass protests against a law curbing the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, called for a new demonstration.
‘The defense minister is being removed in the middle of effective — finally effective! — reforms, replaced by someone under whom any hope of reform can be forgotten’, he wrote on Facebook.
He urged Ukrainians to gather at Ivan Franka Square at 9:01 a.m. — after Ukraine’s daily minute of silence to honor fallen soldiers and civilians killed in the war — to protest what he called a pattern of ‘replacing effective ministers with convenient yes-men’, adding: ‘We will never defeat Russia as long as the same total stagnation and corruption rule our army and our ministries’.”
UPDATE: large protests in Ukraine against the firing of Fedorov.
Large-scale protests erupt in Ukraine after Zelensky dismisses Defense Minister Fedorov
Protesters see Fedorov as a rare figure willing to fight military corruption
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