KYIV — Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday against the removal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who hit out at the country's military chiefs after being ousted in a sweeping reshuffle by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Fedorov issued a stunning public rebuke of Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky, accusing him of dividing the country and of presenting Zelensky with an ultimatum to secure his removal, after months of clashes over military reform.
