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In Kyiv in the evening of 16 August people took to the streets demanding that President Volodymyr Zelensky return Mykhailo Fedorov to the post of Minister of Defense. Today marks a month since the start of the protest.
According to hromadske.
Even before the march began, several hundred people gathered at Maidan Nezalezhnosti, who, among other things, prepared signatures on cardboard signs addressed to the authorities.
People chanted: “Fedorov!”, “Umerov — a devil!”, “A veteran, not Kim!”. The protesters also shouted: “We stood, stood, and will stand,” “Listening to the people is powerful.”
Later, the movement of the column halted near the Bankova Street checkpoint. The protesters handed over a printed petition demanding Fedorov’s return through a representative of the Office of the President. The crowd chanted “Fedorov — Minister of Defense!” and “Shame!”, after which they returned to Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
On Maidan Nezalezhnosti people sang Taras Petrynenko’s “Ukraine.”
The protesters continue to gather for rallies despite the authorities not returning Fedorov to the post. The protesters say they gathered because they cannot be indifferent to the authorities’ decisions.
Today is exactly a month since protests began in Kyiv and other cities, with people demanding the return of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense of Ukraine. For the first time, Kyiv residents took to the streets with this demand in the morning 16 July.
To recall:
14 July 2026 year, the Verkhovna Rada supported a resolution on the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko. Along with her, the entire Cabinet resigned automatically.
15 July, Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed that he is stepping down. He summed up his team's work in the ministry and named the main achievements for Ukraine and the army in the post. In addition, Fedorov said that he regrets that during his tenure he did not manage to transfer all purchases to tenders, could not build a culture of accountability for decisions made, and did not act decisively enough to dismiss people who hindered changes in the ministry.
16 July, on the proposal of the newly appointed Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky, the Verkhovna Rada approved a new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, at present without ministers of foreign affairs and defense. Their candidacies the president is to submit separately.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he proposed several positions to former minister of defense Mykhailo Fedorov, the latest being deputy prime minister for military innovations. In response, Fedorov thanked Zelensky for all proposed options, but said that he wants real influence on the course of the war and therefore does not agree to any other position except Minister of Defense.
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