From Lviv to Kharkiv, Ukrainians were back in the streets on Friday for a second straight day, demanding the return of their ousted defense minister

Meduza reports that Ukrainians took to the streets demanding the reinstatement of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov following his dismissal. Demonstrations spread across the country — Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, and several other cities — with thousands gathering in the streets. In Kyiv, at least ten thousand protesters assembled at Franko Square near the President's Office, chanting "Bring back Fedorov" and singing the national anthem. The discontent extended to the military: Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov, deputy commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, resigned in protest, calling Fedorov's dismissal a great evil for the country's defense potential.

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