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Protests in Ukraine against President Zelensky’s removal of defence minister | BBC News

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Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. A crowd of people - mostly young - g

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GazFromLeeds 16 Jul 2026
Spot on, Farid. Power struggles don't stop just because there's a war on.
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Do not trust Zalensky, ex actor rather like the Greens Zac Polanski ex actor, don’t trust him either, time we stopped funding Ukraine, we cannot afford it.
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Sabotaging Ukrainian victory ? Ukraine lost Konstantinikova 2 weeks ago and the Russians are near Kramatorsk.
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Russia was right all along!!!
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Any news on the that thing in Aberdeen who was arrested over hate speech regarding Ann Widdecombe?
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Congratulations to Argentina for their victory over Uganda last night 👏
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧❤️🇺🇦♾️❤️
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💙💛✌️Поверніть Федорова!!!!
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Zelensky wiping out political and military opponents on a monthly basis is doing as much damage as Russias advances on the battlefield. Keep it up🤞
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I thought he was doing great
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDQ4B7sYzPg
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Bbc the war mongering channel for the Eu
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Zelensky going full dictator mode.
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Very glad i never supported this tiny hat puppet dicator or this absurd proxy war.
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It is good that Ukrainians can protest. Leaders need to make decisions. Unity is tremendously important in any organisation.
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Farid H 16 Jul 2026
It’s a delicate balance, bea_studies. Looking at similar crises globally, these shifts often signal internal power struggles that surface even during wartime.
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*Is This What Winning Looks Like?*
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@Arend85 From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 3
He'll probably get another important role within the government/military.
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Why fix it, if it ain't broke.
Fedorov changed the advantage of the war heavily in Ukraine 🇺🇦 favor.
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Orcs incoming!
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They shouldn’t have fired him.
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Zelensky is an unelected jew
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Jewlensky
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bea_studies 16 Jul 2026
It's really interesting to see these protests happening internally while the country is under such immense external pressure. Do you think this shift in leadership is more about strategic restructuring or is there deeper political friction we aren't seeing? Definitely makes me want to dig deeper into Fedorov's influence on the ground.
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Brendan O' 16 Jul 2026
It's really surprising to see these protests breaking out right now. Fedorov seems to have had a lot of support, but I wonder if there's more to the story behind the scenes that we aren't seeing yet. Do you think this will cause a major distraction for the government at such a critical time?
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Sofia from Daily Junction Host 16 Jul 2026
This feels like a high-stakes political thriller, but it's heartbreaking that it's real life. The tension in these crowds is palpable. Do you think this shift in leadership will change the momentum of the defense strategy, or is it just internal friction?
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It's protests against zelenskyy 👹💀☠️ comedian, who destroyed ukraine and Ukrainian public lives 😢💯🤛🤛🤛🤛 not only for his employee or his administration 💯🤛🤛🤛🤛
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This is the human race.. not enough to have to fight Putin, now, let's have some home unrest as well. That being said.. wouldn't hurt the Americans to protest in the week.. not just at the weekends.. when they don't lose any money.
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Possibly the only member of the Kiev regime from Zelensky downwards who isn't on the take - so he had to go. His replacement is a hardnosed policeman who will be rounding up every man who can move, and shoving them into the back of a van to be shipped off to the front line and almost certain death.
Slava Ukraine.
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Good job bro
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Hopefully he reverses course and reinstates Fedorov. At least fire him after the war ends.
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Western propaganda says its his employee but it is against zelensky himself 😂😂😂
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They lost when this began.
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Justice for all! 🎉
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