- Aug 24
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects wartime elections following appeal from dismissed defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that organizing elections during the war would divide the country, rebuffing calls from former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Aug 19
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov Calls for Wartime Elections
Mykhailo Fedorov published an address warning of a systemic governance crisis and demanding legal mechanisms to allow Ukrainian citizens to vote during the ongoing Russian invasion.
- Jul 23
Ireland pledges €125m as Zelenskiy reshuffles military command amid Kyiv protests
Taoiseach Micheál Martin met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday, announcing a €125 million package as Ukraine grapples with a military leadership shake-up and inconclusive findings on alumina exports to Russia.
- Jul 23
Zelenski's fired defence minister rejects all alternative posts, demands reinstatement as protest deadline looms
Mykhailo Fedorov, 35, said on Thursday he would accept no government role other than defence minister, deepening a political crisis that has drawn thousands of protesters onto Kyiv's streets during wartime.
- Jul 23
Ukraine's Zelensky dismisses General Syrskyi, names Drapatyi as new army chief after street protests
President Zelensky dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday and appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, following six days of rare wartime protests triggered by the earlier removal of reformist defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Jul 21
Zelenskyy dismisses top general Syrskyi after week of protests over defence minister's ouster
President Zelenskyy removed Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on 21 July, appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi, after days of demonstrations demanding the reinstatement of popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Jul 21
Zelensky names 43-year-old reformist Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief after protests force out Syrskyi
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's new commander-in-chief on 21 July, days after mass protests erupted over the dismissal of reformist defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
