Zelenskyy under growing pressure to reinstate sacked defence minister

Ukraine's military leadership is undergoing a radical shake-up after President Zelenskyy fired commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi in his place. Per The Guardian, the decision has sparked fierce backlash: campaigners are now demanding the reinstatement of another recently sacked official, defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and threatening indefinite nationwide protests if he's not restored to his position.

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