Volodymyr Zelensky must have felt a peculiar sense of déjà vu as thousands of Ukrainians chanted ‘Shame!’ beneath the windows of his office in central Kyiv yesterday. Exactly one year ago, they gathered to protest Zelensky’s attempt to strip Ukraine’s two key anti-corruption institutions of their independence, forcing him to back down. This time, Ukrainians rallied against their President’s decision to fire Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, holding cardboard signs demanding that he be reinstated.
⚡ Widespread protests against the dismissal of Defense Minister Fedorov are continuing nationwide. pic.twitter.com/bY9KsXsxvK
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) July 18, 2026
