Protest against Fedorov’s resignation has begun in Kyiv. VIDEO&PHOTOS

A protest has begun in Kyiv over President Zelenskyy’s decision not to offer Mykhailo Fedorov the chance to lead the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence again.

This was reported by a correspondent for Censor.NET.

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Details

The protest is taking place on Ivan Franko Square in Kyiv, near the Office of the President.

Protesters are chanting "Shame!" and "The people are the government!".

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What led up to this?

• On 14 July, the Verkhovna Rada approved a resolution on the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. The entire Cabinet automatically resigned along with her.
• On 15 July, Mykhailo Fedorov announced that he was stepping down as head of the Ministry of Defence.
• Prior to this, a number of media outlets and MPs had reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to replace him with Ihor Klymenko – the current Minister of the Interior.

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Author: Olena Gulayeva