Ukraine: Protests erupt after defence minister sacked

Ukraine's defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov has been dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelensky after just six months in the role. Rare protests erupted across several Ukrainian cities Thursday, France 24 reports, with demonstrators shouting 'Shame!' and 'Power to the people!' Fedorov was widely seen as a modernizer, and observers attribute his removal to infighting within the Ukrainian military.

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