Zelensky's removal of popular defence minister sparks protests in Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, prompting public protests. BBC World reports that a rift between Fedorov and military Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi apparently drove the decision. The removal underscores divisions within Ukraine's wartime command structure.

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