Ukrainians protest as Zelenskyy fires drone-war champion Fedorov, installs new prime minister

Hindustan Times—Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, 35, who had championed drone and robot warfare but clashed with military commanders who dismissed his vision as naive. Protests erupted outside parliament in Kyiv, with hundreds gathering to oppose the ouster of a minister whose tenure had coincided with significant battlefield gains. Parliament subsequently approved Serhii Koretskyi, formerly head of state energy firm Naftogaz, as Ukraine's new prime minister. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko had also resigned as part of the wider reshuffle. The shake-up marks Zelenskyy's second major cabinet overhaul in a year.

• Hindustan Times — Zelensky Ousts Popular Defense Minister as Ukraine Gains Momentum in the War
• DNyuz — Fedorov, 35, clashed with generals who called his robot-war vision naive; PM also ousted in the same reshuffle
• The Straits Times — Who is Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov, the dismissed defence minister?
• The Straits Times — Koretskyi becomes Ukraine's third wartime prime minister
• The Hindu — Ukraine's Parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as new Prime Minister
• The Independent (UK) — Reshuffle tests Zelenskyy's authority as the war approaches its fourth-and-a-half year
• Deutsche Welle — Zelenskyy's second major cabinet overhaul in a year drew sharp criticism from reformist allies
• Reuters — Ukraine's Zelenskiy endorses energy boss as PM, will change his defence minister, lawmakers say
• Reuters — Who is Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov, the dismissed defence minister?
• New York Times — Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, a Proponent of Drone Warfare, Is Forced Out
• Daily Sabah (Turkey) — Svyrydenko had resigned as PM, opening the door to the Koretskyi appointment
• TVP World (Poland) — Koretskyi previously led Naftogaz, Ukraine's state energy company
• The Irish Times — Fedorov's six-month tenure coincided with significant Ukrainian battlefield gains
• ABC News — Technology — Protesters rally in Kyiv as Zelenskyy moves to oust Ukraine's defense minister
• Euronews — Kyiv protesters rally after Zelenskyy sacks defence minister Fedorov
• The Globe and Mail — Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky moves to oust defence minister
• Kyiv Independent — Parliament voted to install Koretskyi as Ukraine's new prime minister
• Semafor — Protests after Ukraine dismisses popular defense minister