Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC
Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.
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"I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence."
— Mykhailo Fedorov , Politician
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Mykhailo Fedorov is the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine involved in alleged tensions with Fedorov.
President of Ukraine who attended a summit in Yerevan.
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Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.
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